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Kim Jan-di

金珍迪　/　きむ・じゃんでぃ

Judoka from South Korea

June 15, 1991 (age 34)　・　Boseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea

South Jeolla
judoka

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.

Overview

Kim Jan-Di (Korean: 김잔디; born June 15, 1991 in South Jeolla, South Korea) is a South Korean judoka. She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost in the second round. She lost in the first round of the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. That year, she won a silver medal at the Asian Championships. She was ranked 3rd in the world for part of 2016.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Goat
Origin: Boseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: 153 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: judoka

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Yong In University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/k__im_jan_di/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3

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