Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Im Dong-hyun

Precision Sports

Im Dong-hyun is a South Korean former archer known for setting multiple world records in the 72-arrow ranking round despite being legally blind, unable to see a standard eye chart clearly. He won two Olympic team gold medals, at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games, as part of South Korea's dominant men's archery team. His performances drew wide international attention to his visual impairment and his reliance on the target's colored blur rather than sharp focus.

Facts
Birth Year
1986 1
Birth Date
1986-05-12 1
Nationality
South Korea 1
Career Highlight
Olympic gold medalist in men's team archery (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing); World Champion in individual recurve (2007, 2017). 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Plays

Archery, Sports
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Im Dong-hyun
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, Im Dong-hyun
    He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one.
  • Lead section, Im Dong-hyun (achievement)
    He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one.
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1986-05-12
  • Infobox, country
    South Korea
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    ɦjʌn]; born 12 May 1986) is a South Korean archer.
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.