Woo Sang-hyeok
South Korean Olympic high jumper
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Born | (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28) Daejeon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Digital Seoul Culture Arts University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woo Sang-hyeok (Korean: 우상혁 [u saŋhjʌk]; born 23 April 1996) is a South Korean athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He represented South Korea at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, finished fourth in Tokyo.
He became World Indoor Champion at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 2.35 metres outdoors (Tokyo 2021 and Eugene 2022) and 2.36 metres indoors (Hustopeče 2022).
International competitions
References
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ Woo Sang-hyeok at World Athletics
External links
- Woo Sang-hyeok at World Athletics
- Woo Sang-hyeok at Olympics.com
- Woo Sang-hyeok at Olympedia
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World Indoor Champions in men's high jump
- 1985: Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)
- 1987: Igor Paklin (URS)
- 1989: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
- 1991: Hollis Conway (USA)
- 1993: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
- 1995: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
- 1997: Charles Austin (USA)
- 1999: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
- 2001: Stefan Holm (SWE)
- 2003: Stefan Holm (SWE)
- 2004: Stefan Holm (SWE)
- 2006: Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)
- 2008: Stefan Holm (SWE)
- 2010: Ivan Ukhov (RUS)
- 2012: Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (GRE)
- 2014: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
- 2016: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)
- 2018: Danil Lysenko (ANA)
- 2022: Woo Sang-hyeok (KOR)
- 2024: Hamish Kerr (NZL)
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