Ki Bo-bae

Ki Bo-bae (Korean: 기보배; Korean pronunciation: [ki.bo.bɛ̝] or [ki] [po.bɛ̝]; born February 20, 1988) is a South Korean recurve archer and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the winner of the women's team and women's individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and of the women's team event again at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she also took bronze in the individual competition. Her tally of four Olympic medals places her among the most decorated archers in Olympic history.

Ki Bo-bae
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
BornFebruary 20, 1988 (1988-02-20) (age 36)
Anyang, South Korea
EducationGwangju Women's University
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportArchery
EventRecurve archery
Coached byPark Chae-soon
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 1
World Championships 5 0 2
World Cup Final 3 0 1
Asian Games 1 0 0
Universiade 5 1 0
Total 17 1 4
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Women's individual 7 0 2
Women's team 5 1 2
Mixed team 5 0 0
Olympic Games
2012 London Individual
2012 London Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
World Championships
2011 TurinMixed team
2013 BelekTeam
2013 BelekMixed team
2015 Copenhagen Individual
2015 Copenhagen Mixed team
2011 TurinTeam
2015 CopenhagenTeam
World Cup Final
2012 Tokyo Individual
2016 Odense Individual
2017 Rome Individual
2010 Edinburgh Individual
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Team
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen Individual
2011 Shenzhen Team
2011 Shenzhen Mixed team
2015 Gwangju Individual
2015 Gwangju Mixed team
2015 Gwangju Team
Korean name
Hangul
기보배
Revised RomanizationGi Bobae
McCune–ReischauerKi Popae

Ki was introduced to archery in primary school and by 2010 was a member of the South Korean national team. In addition to the Olympics she has achieved gold medals at the World Archery Championships - becoming the women's recurve world champion in 2015 - the Asian Games, and the Summer Universiade, and is a three-time winner at the Archery World Cup finals. From 2015 to 2017 she held the world record score for the women's 72-arrow round and has twice held the position as the women's world number one in the World Archery Rankings.

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