`One in 11 is 金"' Super Mini Team with 13 medals, Fearless Miracles of the 2000s

Aug 11, 2024

South Korea's Kim Yoo-jin won the gold medal with a 2-0 victory over Kiyanichande (Iran) in the final of the 57kg Taekwondo class at the Paris Olympics held in Grand Palais, Paris, France on the 9th (Korea time). Kim Yu-jin is holding up the gold medal. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.9/

The Korean shooting team, which had the best record by harvesting three gold and three silver medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, returned home through Incheon International Airport on the 7th. The medalists posed. From left, Cho Young-jae, Oh Ye-jin, Kim Ye-ji, Ban Hyo-jin, and Yang Ji-in. Incheon International Airport = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.08.07/

Team Korea used the miracle of tying the most medals ever with the smallest team ever at the Paris Olympics.

As of the 11th, ahead of the closing, he is seventh overall with 13 gold medals, 8 silver medals, 9 bronze medals, and a total of 30 medals. On the last day, she is expecting a medal in the women's individual event of the modern pentathlon and the women's 81kg weightlifting class. If the medal is added, it will be the best performance in 12 years since the 2012 London Games (gold 13, silver 9, bronze 9).

It is a 'jackpot incident' caused by a super-mini team of 144 players since the 1976 Montreal Olympics. By simple calculation, one in 11 national team members won an Olympic gold medal, and one in 4.8 people won an Olympic medal.

'39 Gold Medals' There are 388 Chinese squads and '38 Gold Medals' U.S. squads of 592. '18 Gold Medals' Australia had 460 '18 Gold Medals' Japan had 432, '16 Gold Medals' host France had 573, and '14 Gold Medals' Great Britain had 327 squads. Less than one-third of them, Team Korea's mini-squad, won the battle between 'David and Goliath'.

South Korea won the gold medal in the men's sabre team fencing match between South Korea and Hungary at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Grand Palais, France, on the 1st (Korea time). Koo Bon-gil, Do Kyung-dong, Oh Sang-wook, Oh Sang-wook, and (clockwise from top left) are holding up the gold medal. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.1/

The South Korean archery team returned home to Incheon International Airport on the 6th after the Paris Olympics. Jeon Hoon-young, Lim Si-hyun, and Nam Soo-hyun are taking a commemorative photo. Incheon International Airport = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.06/

The performance of 'bow, knife, gun, and foot' was remarkable. He swept five gold medals in reliable archery. 'Gold 5 is 1 dong 1' is the best record ever. Fencing men's sabre 'New Avengers' brought two gold medals, using the first gold medal in individual competition and the third consecutive team competition. The women's sabre also won a surprise silver medal in the team event. The strength of archery and fencing was what was expected. Ahn Se-young's gold medal in 'Badminton Empress' is also expected to have potential if the injury management is done well. However, the shooting book 'Gold 3, Silver 3', which the Korean Sports Association picked as an 'incidental event', is definitely a better-than-expected achievement. Taekwondo also achieved the highest performance with gold medals from Park Tae-joon and Kim Yoo-jin and bronze medals from Lee Da-bin. Medals of fighting spirit poured in in various events such as judo (Hear Mi-mi, Kim Min-jong, Lee Joon-hwan, Kim Ha-yoon, mixed team Dong), boxing (Im Ae-ji Dong), swimming (Kim Woo-min Dong), and table tennis (Shin Yoo-bin-Im Jong-hoon mixed uniform, women's team Dong).

Beyond the statistics of adults, the better-than-expected performance was eventually attributed to the players of 'One Team Korea', who were unwavering even in the theory of elite sports crisis. The only player to win three consecutive gold medals in London, Rio, and Paris, Koo Bon-gil (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) said, "Our Korean players themselves are so good," he said, expressing extraordinary pride. "Before going to the Paris Olympics, I was worried a lot outside, saying that it was the smallest team ever. So players, coaches, and support staff did their best in their roles. Since it's a crisis, we've become more united among ourselves, he analyzed the reason. "When there were a lot of people and dispersed, I couldn't concentrate, but all the national representatives worked really hard with the idea of 'one team'We're one', and as a result of pouring out 100% and 200% of themselves" he said. "As in the men's sabre team event (Park Sang-won, Do Kyung-dong), young athletes who are new to the Olympics tried without fear, resulting in better results."," he added.

Source=Olympic Channel

South Korea's Park Tae-joon won the gold medal by withdrawing from the 58kg taekwondo final at the Paris Olympics on the 8th (Korea time) in Grand Palais, Paris, France, with Magomedov (Azerbaijan). Park Tae-joon, who is on the podium, is holding up the gold medal. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.8/

The spirit and determination of young players born in the 2000s in Paris were brilliant. Ten of the 16 gold medalists, including the team event, were born in the 2000s. All three gold medalists were born in the 2000s. Ban Hyo-jin was born in 2007, Oh Ye-jin was born in 2005, and Yang Ji-in was born in 2003. Jeon Ha-young (23), the youngest ace in the women's sabre national team who won the team silver medal, asked what she felt through the Olympics" replied in one word. Ban Hyo-jin, a high school girl born in 2007 who became the youngest Olympic gold medalist (16 years, 10 months and 18 days), delivered the motto "As if I were going to die tomorrow, without regret " Kim Yoo-jin (24), who gave the South Korean team its 13th gold medal, said '24th in the world"I didn't even care about the ranking. I just trusted myself, so I told my juniors, "The Olympics is not a big deal, you can do it, too!cried " Kim Yoo-jin's best record on the world stage was third in the Loma Grand Prix. Neither the past data nor the rankings were meaningless in front of the Olympic medal. The great reversal of the Taegeuk Warriors, who believed in themselves without being intimidated on the first Olympic stage, was the hope of the Republic of Korea.

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