Photo: 유사나헬스사이언스코리아 / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me most about Kim Jan-di is the gap between her stature and her results. Standing 153 cm, she climbed to third in the world rankings and reached two Olympic Games in the brutally competitive 57 kg class. To me, that is the truest kind of athletic achievement: not raw physical dominance, but technique, timing, and stubborn will dismantling opponents with the reach and weight advantage. Coming from the quiet tea-country of Boseong to the Olympic mat is a long road, and the 2016 Asian Championships silver feels like the deserved reward for it. I find her career genuinely admirable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Jan-di
- Name (Japanese)
- 金珍迪
- Reading
- きむ・じゃんでぃ
- Born
- June 15, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Boseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea
- Height
- 153 cm
- Occupation
- judoka
2. Background
- University
- Yong In University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kim Jan-di born?
Born June 15, 1991 (age 35).
Where is Kim Jan-di from?
Kim Jan-di is from Boseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea.
What does Kim Jan-di do?
Kim Jan-di works as judoka.
How tall is Kim Jan-di?
Kim Jan-di is 153 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.