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Haram
WOO |
Sport |
Diving |
NOC |
Republic of Korea
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Gender | Men |
Born | 21 Mar 1998
| Height | 1.68 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Korean |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in the first grade of primary school. |
Why this sport? |
He joined a diving class as an extracurricular activity, and the coach Hong Myung-Hee encouraged him to take up the sport seriously. |
Club / Team |
Korea Sports Promotion Foundation: Korea |
Name of coach |
Hong Myung Ho [national], KOR; Park Yu-Hyun [club], KOR |
Training Regime |
He does up to 100 dives a day. His daily training sessions can last for up to eight hours. |
International Debut |
Year |
2013 |
Competing for |
Korea |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
The Man from Heaven [Ha-Ram translates as, 'A person born in heaven']. (MBC Sports, 13 Feb 2020; news.joins.com, 15 Jul 2019) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Placing 11th in the 10m platform at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and finishing fourth in both the 1m and 3m springboard events at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 May 2021; Korean Sport and Olympic Committee TV YouTube channel, 25 May 2020; jobnjoy.com, 07 May 2020) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Kwon Kyung-Min, who was also an international diver. (yna.co.kr, 07 Aug 2021) |
Injuries |
He has suffered from recurring knee injuries during his career. After the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, he was unable to train or compete for a month due to knee and back problems. (mk.co.kr, 08 Oct 2019; yonhapnews.co.kr, 15 Oct 2018)
He fractured his wrist during training in grade seven of middle school. (Korean Sport and Olympic Committee TV YouTube channel, 25 May 2020) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Diving is a one-second art." (Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 30 Sep 2019; news.joins.com, 15 Jul 2019) |
Awards and honours |
In 2014 he was named Athlete of the Year by the Korea Swimming Federation and by the Busan Sports Council in the Republic of Korea. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 13 Feb 2015; kookje.co.kr, 19 Nov 2014)
He was named the 2012 Global Sports Star of the Year by the Busan Sports Council. (sports.busan.kr, 11 Apr 2014; news20.busan.com, 23 Jul 2013) |
Milestones |
He and Kim Young-Nam became the first divers representing the Republic of Korea to compete in the 10m synchronised platform at the Olympic Games. They finished seventh at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jan 2022; seoul.co.kr, 26 Jul 2021) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (yna.co.kr, 07 Aug 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
16 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
10m Platform |
374.50 |
4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
3m Springboard |
481.85 |
7 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
396.12 |
Preliminary Round |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
3m Springboard |
364.10 |
11 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
10m Platform |
414.55 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10m Platform |
477.25 |
4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
1m Springboard |
406.15 |
4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
3m Springboard |
478.80 |
6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10m Platform Synchro |
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10 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
3m Springboard Synchro |
372.33 |
Preliminary Round |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
3m Springboard |
420.10 |
Preliminary Round |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
1m Springboard |
360.05 |
10 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform |
435.60 |
8 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
396.90 |
7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform Synchro |
391.17 |
9 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
1m Springboard |
399.55 |
Preliminary round |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform |
382.65 |
7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard |
491.50 |
12 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Event |
331.95 |
Preliminary round |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
368.88 |
7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
421.80 |
Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
1m Springboard |
315.75 |
Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10m Platform |
321.90 |
10 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
377.34 |
8 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10m Platform Synchro |
386.22 |
Grand Prix |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2019 |
Madrid, ESP |
3m Springboard |
457.60 |
8 |
2019 |
Madrid, ESP |
10m Platform |
372.40 |
1 |
2019 |
Madrid, ESP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
366.75 |
1 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
3m Springboard |
479.35 |
2 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
10m Platform |
486.80 |
1 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
10m Platform Synchro |
432.60 |
1 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
427.65 |
3 |
2017 |
Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
268.02 |
5 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
3m Springboard |
398.25 |
1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
10m Platform Synchro |
381.27 |
1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
438.18 |
1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
3m Springboard Synchro |
287.52 |
38 |
2014 |
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10m Platform |
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10 |
2014 |
Gatineau, QC, CAN |
10m Platform |
379.10 |
3 |
2014 |
Gatineau, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
365.31 |
3 |
2014 |
Gatineau, QC, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
378.42 |
Asian Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
10m Platform |
477.55 |
3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
1m Springboard |
382.70 |
6 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
3m Springboard |
422.75 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
3m Springboard Synchro |
412.74 |
2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
10m Platform Synchro |
406.05 |
3 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
10m Platform |
499.40 |
3 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
1m Springboard |
410.00 |
2 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
10m Platform Synchro |
403.50 |
3 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
3m Springboard Synchro |
399.09 |
World Series |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
10 |
2018 |
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3m Springboard |
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13 |
2018 |
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10m Platform |
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5 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
3m Springboard |
453.60 |
5 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
362.91 |
4 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
393.63 |
9 |
2018 |
Fuji, JPN |
10m Platform |
410.10 |
4 |
2018 |
Fuji, JPN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
380.37 |
9 |
2016 |
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3m Springboard |
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9 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
3m Springboard |
427.05 |
5 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
404.04 |
9 |
2016 |
Dubai, UAE |
3m Springboard |
428.55 |
6 |
2016 |
Dubai, UAE |
10m Platform Synchro |
407.10 |
11 |
2016 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard |
421.60 |
7 |
2016 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
396.42 |
8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
3m Springboard |
434.50 |
5 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
416.40 |
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