Woo Sang-hyeok

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.

Woo Sang-hyeok
Personal information
Born (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
EducationDigital Seoul Culture Arts University
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 EugeneHigh jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 BelgradeHigh jump
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaHigh jump
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BhubaneswarHigh jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 AstanaHigh jump
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 EugeneHigh jump
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 DonetskHigh Jump

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
Representing  South Korea
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 1st 2.20 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 3rd 2.24 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 10th 2.20 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 10th 2.10 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5th 2.24 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 12th 2.10 m i
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd (q) 2.26 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 1st 2.30 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 25th (q) 2.22 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 8th 2.20 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 2.28 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 2.19 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 2.35 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st 2.34 m i
World Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd 2.35 m
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd 2.24 m

References
  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. Woo Sang-hyeok at World Athletics
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