"One out of 13 Taeguk Warriors is 金!" The miracle of 143 people from the super-mini university

Aug 09, 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/

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 flying the Korean flag. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.9/

Team Korea is on a roll, setting a record for the most gold medals ever, three days before the closing of the Paris Olympics.

"'World No. 24' Kim Yu-jin won Korea's 13th gold medal after 'Breaking the Stamp' in the 57kg women's taekwondo class in Paris on the 8th.

It is a 'jackpot incident' caused by the smallest team in history since the 1976 Montreal Olympics of 50. A total of 143 athletes brought 13 gold medals, eight silver medals, seven bronze medals, and a total of 26 medals. The simple calculation means that 1 in 11 national team members won an Olympic gold medal and 1 in 5.5 won an Olympic medal.

Currently, the U.S. has 30 gold medals, 38 silver medals and 35 bronze medals (103 total), leading China by one gold medal. The size of the U.S. team is 592. One person out of every 19.3 won the gold medal. Second place China won 29 gold medals, 25 silver medals and 19 bronze medals (73 total). The team has 388 players. One out of 13.4 won the gold medal. Third place Australia has 18 gold medals, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals (45 total). send a large squad of 460 people. Host France is in fourth place with 14 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 21 bronze medals (54 total). There are 573 participants.

Comparing the number of gold medals with the same Britain and Japan as South Korea, the efficiency of the extreme is proven by figures. In fifth place, the United Kingdom had 327 athletes competing with 13 gold medals, 17 silver and 21 bronze medals (51 in total). One out of 25 people won a gold medal. I knew it

Japan, which has 13 gold medals alongside South Korea, is seventh with six silver medals and 13 bronze medals (33 in total). In Japan, a large team of 432 athletes challenged for a medal in Paris. One out of 33 people won the gold medal.

During the Beijing Olympics, when South Korea won 13 gold medals, the team had 389 and the team had 377 during the London Olympics. A mini-squad of one-third is performing the same, or more.

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 three gold medals and three silver medals from shooting, which the Korean Sports Association picked as an `incidental event,' are clearly better-than-expected results. Park Tae-joon and Kim Yoo-jin's gold medal marches, which are coming out every day at the beginning of Taekwondo, are also amazing. Medal relays also continued 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 team).

The men's recurve individual final of the '2024 Paris Olympics" archery competition between South Korean Kim Woo-jin and U.S. Bradley Ellison was held at Lejean Valid in Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time). Gold medal South Korean Kim Woo-jin (left) is taking a commemorative photo with Chung Eui-sun, chairman of the Korea Archery Association. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.4/

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 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/

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/

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/

Behind the major reversal of the smallest mini-squad ever, which was beyond the prediction of the Korean Sports Association, above all, is the spirit of young players born in the late 1990s and 2000s. When asked what she felt through the Olympics, Jeon Ha-young, who led the women's sabre team to a silver medal as the youngest ace in the women's sabre team, said, `I can do it, too" replied in one word. Kim Yoo-jin, who gave the South Korean team its 13th gold medal, said "I didn't even care about the ranking." I just believed in myselfHe said to his juniors, "The Olympics are not a big deal, you can do it, too!" cried out. Kim Yu-jin's all-time best performance was at the Asian Championship and third place in the Loma Grand Prix. He was not listed on the Olympic official information site 'Myinfo' even the five candidates expected to win. The past data and rankings lost their strength in front of the Olympic medals that the sky was falling. The Taegeuk Warriors, who show 100% of themselves and more without being intimidated on the first Olympic stage, turned the tables, and the small but strong Team Korea is a great achievement.

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