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Oh Jin-hyek

South Korean archer (born 1981)

Summary

South Korean archer (born 1981)

Oh Jin-hyek (; , Hanja: 吳真爀; born 15 August 1981) is a South Korean archer. Oh first competed for the Korean national team in 1999, but did not win a major individual international tournament until he won the gold medal in the Men's individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, also becoming the first Korean male archer to win an Olympic individual gold medal.

Career

With partners Im Dong-hyun and Kim Bub-min, he also finished in third place in the Men's team event. He was the world number one ranked archer from April 2013 to June 2014, winning the individual gold medal at the 2013 Archery World Cup Final and two individual silver medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships.

Oh competes for the Hyundai Steel corporate archery team and is known for his distinctive dynamic technique.

Oh won the Men's Team Gold Medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics for Team South Korea. Oh was the 3rd seed in the Olympics Men's Individual but lost in the Round of 16 to Indian archer Atanu Das.

Individual performance timeline

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	SR
World Archery tournaments
Olympic Games		W		1/1
World Championships	4th		2nd		2nd		0/3
World Cup
Stage 1	QF		QF	3R	W		1/4
Stage 2			2nd	4R	W	2nd	1/4
Stage 3	QF	2nd				QF	0/3
Stage 4	2nd	3R			4th		0/3
World Cup Final	DNQ	DNQ	QF	DNQ	W	QF	1/3

References

"Oh Jin-hyek". london2012.com.
"Olympic Archery Medals - Gold, Silver, Bronze | London 2012".
"Hyundai Steel Archery Team".
"Oh Jin-hyek | Easton Archery".
"World Archery > NEWS > News".

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