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Im Dong-Hyun
Key Facts
Country
Competed in
Date of birth
12 May 1986
Height
1.84m
Weight
100kg
Medals
 |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top Performances
- 699 pts
- WR OR Archery Men's Individual
- Set 27 Jul 12
- 227
- OR Archery Men's Team
- Set 11 Aug 08
- 233
- WR Archery Men's Team
- Set 4 Oct 11
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Biography
Competed in: ARCHERY
Despite being legally blind in one eye, South Korea's Im has won two Olympic gold medals
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Brit Godfrey into archery last 16
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30 Jul 12
Secret of Korea's archery success
20 Jul 12
BBC Sport examines why South Korea head into London 2012 as the dominant force in Olympic archery
Dong-Hyun's mixed Olympic Games
22 Mar 12
South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun can barely read the top of an optician's chart but he hopes to add to his tally of two Olympic golds in London.
Latest news Im Dong-Hyun
20 Sep 10
South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun can barely read the top of an optician's chart but he hopes to add to his tally of two Olympic golds in London.
| Date | Event | Rank | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | Men's Individual Round of 16 | — | — |
| 30 Jul | Men's Individual Round of 32, 1 | — | — |
| 30 Jul | Men's Individual Round of 64, 1 | — | — |
| 28 Jul | Men's Team Bronze Medal Match | — | — |
| 28 Jul | Men's Team Semi-finals, 1 | — | — |
| 28 Jul | Men's Team Quarter-finals, 1 | — | — |
| 27 Jul | Men's Team Ranking Round | 1 WR | 2087 |
| 27 Jul | Men's Individual Ranking Round | 1 WR | 699 pts |
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Head to Head
Im Dong-Hyun vs Larry Godfrey
Im Dong-Hyun
One to watch 
London 2012 medals
1
London 2012 appearances
8
London 2012 results (pts)
Height
1.84m (6'0")
Weight
100kg
Age
27
Larry Godfrey
Height
1.78m (5'10")
Weight
84kg
Age
36
Medal Table
| Rank | Athlete |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PHELPS Michael
USA
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |
FRANKLIN Missy
USA
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |
SCHMITT Allison
USA
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1172 |
DONG-HYUN Im (selected)
KOR
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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