Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Young Kim (April 11, 1967 – June 23, 2023) was a Korean American taekwondo practitioner and instructor who won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Kim earned a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on Human Physiology from the University of California Berkeley.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, now known as the Southern California University of Health Sciences.

Kim died on June 23, 2023, at the age of 56 from dermatomyositis.

Former Students Charlotte Craig, U.S. Olympian, Beijing 2008 Gina-Louise Williams, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Korea Kira Cramer, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Madrid, Spain Troy Lunn, U.S. Junior National Team Muhammad Chishti, U.S. Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey Lilian Angel, Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey Skylar Farrell, 2016, 2017, 2018 AAU National Team, 2019 USAT All American Noah Kim, 2018 AAU Junior National Team, 2018 USAT All-American, 2019 USAT All American Nicholas Kim, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team Siena Nguyen, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team Ocean Farrell, 2016 AAU Mini Cadet National B-Team