Kim Jae-Bum is a male South Korea

South Korea

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n judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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Kim won a gold medal in the -73 kg class at the 2004 World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

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At the 2005 Asian Judo Championships

2005 Asian Judo Championships

The 2005 Asian Judo Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 14 May to 15 May 2005.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:-+100 kg:-Open class:-48 kg:-52 kg:...

 in Tashkent

Tashkent

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, he won a gold medal in the -73 kg class.

Kim was considered one of the Big Three Judokas of the -73 kg class in South Korea, along with Lee Won-Hee and Wang Ki-Chun

Wang Ki-Chun

Wang Ki-Chun is a male judoka from South Korea.He became known for beating the 2004 Olympic champion Lee Won-Hee in the qualification matches for the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games.Wang won the world title at the age of 19 at the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro,...

. But in 2007, he moved up in weight to avoid the fierce competition, and won a gold medal in the -81 kg category at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships

2008 Asian Judo Championships

The 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held in Jeju City, South Korea from 26 April to 27 April 2008.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :-External links:*...

 in Jeju

Jeju City

Jeju is the capital of Jeju province in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Its geographical location is . The city is served by Jeju International Airport ....

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Kim competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

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, and won the silver medal in the -81 kg class. In the preliminary rounds, he defeated 2006 European champion Serguei Shundikov of Belarus

Belarus

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 by points and 2007 European champion Robert Krawczyk

Robert Krawczyk

Robert Krawczyk is a Polish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 of Poland

Poland

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 by ippon

Ippon

Ippon literally "one full point", it is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually judo, karate or jujutsu.-Ippon in judo:...

. Kim edged out 2008 European champion João Neto

João Neto

João André Pinto Neto is a Portuguese judoka. He was born in Coimbra.He is the European Champion 2008.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

 of Portugal

Portugal

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 by points in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, Kim beat 2005 World Champion Guillaume Elmont

Guillaume Elmont

Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont is a male judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success so far was winning the world title at the World Championships in Cairo, Egypt...

 of the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. He lost to 2005 European champion Ole Bischof

Ole Bischof

Ole Bischof is a German judoka. He is trained by 1984 Olympic gold medalist Frank Wieneke.-Biography:...

 of Germany in the final, though Kim had defeated all of the European champions from 2006 to 2008 in the previous rounds.

Kim won his first major gold medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships

2010 World Judo Championships

The 2010 World Judo Championships were held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from 9 to 13 September.-Schedule:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Medal table:- External links :*...

 held in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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. In the gold medal match, he defeated two-time Olympic medalist Leandro Guilheiro

Leandro Guilheiro

Leandro Marques Guilheiro is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983 in Suzano) is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 1983 in Suzano) is a male...

 of Brazil

Brazil

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 by scoring a waza-ari

Waza-ari

Waza Ari literally "half a point", is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually Judo, karate or Jujutsu.- Waza Ari in Judo :...

 with ouchi-gari

Ouchi Gari

is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kanō Jigorō. It belongs to the first group,Dai Ikkyo,of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo , of Kodokan Judo.It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo.It is classified as a foot technique, Ashi-Waza.- Technique...

 in extra time.

Kim became the two-time world champion at the 2011 World Judo Championships

2011 World Judo Championships

The 2011 World Judo Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August.-Schedule:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Medal table:-Participating nations:871 competitors from 132 nations compete....

 held in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. Kim avenged his Beijing 2008 Olympic Games loss to Ole Bischof in round of 16. He beat up Srdjan Mrvaljevic of Montenegro

Montenegro

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 in the final match by scoring a waza-ari with osaekomi-waza.