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| Suji
KIM |
| Sport |
Diving |
| NOC |
Republic of Korea
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 16 Feb 1998
in Ulsan, KOR |
| Height | 1.52 m |
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General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She received an Excellence Award at the 2019 Women's Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. (mk.co.kr, 26 Dec 2019)
She was given an Excellence Award by the Korea Swimming Federation in 2014. (hg-times.com, 10 Feb 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall: Republic of Korea |
Why this sport? |
She was encouraged to start diving by one of her teachers at primary school. The teacher thought she would like diving because she was always hanging from the horizontal bar and climbing trees during break time at school. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Korean figure skater Yuna Kim. (news1.kr, 29 Oct 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Higher education |
Sports Science - University of Ulsan: Republic of Korea |
Languages |
Korean |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She was troubled by pain in her shoulder at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympics.com, 17 Jun 2022)
She suffered a back injury in April 2018 and was unable to train for four months. The injury made her choose the 3m springboard over the 10m platform as her main event. (Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 30 Sep 2019; seoul.co.kr, 01 Sep 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a bronze medal in the 1m springboard at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 30 Sep 2019) |
Milestones |
She became the first diver representing the Republic of Korea to win a medal at the world championships by claiming bronze in the 1m springboard at the 2019 edition of the tournament in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Feb 2020; news.chosun.com, 13 Jul 2019) |
Hobbies |
Pilates. (YouTube channel, 09 Jul 2020) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (olympics.com, 17 Jun 2023) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 15 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
3m Springboard |
283.90 |
| 26 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform |
215.75 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Preliminary Round |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
1m Springboard |
229.40 |
| Semifinal |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
3m Springboard |
283.60 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
281.46 |
| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Team Event |
345.60 |
| 12 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
194.04 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
3m Springboard |
257.05 |
| Preliminary Round |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
1m Springboard |
234.95 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
275.82 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
1m Springboard |
257.20 |
| Preliminary Round |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
3m Springboard |
256.95 |
| 15 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
3m Springboard Synchro |
249.90 |
| 12 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
3m Springboard Synchro |
258.75 |
| Preliminary Round |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform |
242.10 |
| Preliminary Round |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform Synchro |
261.42 |
| 24 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform |
295.00 |
| 8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
1m Springboard |
258.50 |
| Preliminary round |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard |
238.60 |
| 13 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
252.66 |
| 12 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
271.11 |
| Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
229.74 |
| 11 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10m Platform Synchro |
259.80 |
| Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10m Platform |
235.20 |
| Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
3m Springboard |
223.20 |
Grand Prix |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 13 |
2019 |
Madrid, ESP |
3m Springboard |
234.20 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Madrid, ESP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
242.94 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
3m Springboard |
298.25 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
10m Platform |
293.10 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
268.02 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
266.34 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
10m Platform Synchro |
275.10 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
3m Springboard |
322.35 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
287.52 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
272.22 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
10m Platform Synchro |
298.71 |
| 35 |
2014 |
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3m Springboard |
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| 8 |
2014 |
Gatineau, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard |
252.80 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Gatineau, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
270.09 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
1m Springboard |
265.35 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
3m Springboard |
273.20 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
3m Springboard Synchro |
268.74 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
1m Springboard |
262.70 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
3m Springboard |
272.10 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
3m Springboard Synchro |
267.63 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
10m Platform Synchro |
275.52 |
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