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Jae Yong Sim

Shooting
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
SH1

Further personal information

Residence
Incheon, KOR
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Languages
Korean

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up shooting Para sport in 1996.
Why this sport?
He was involved in swimming as part of his rehabilitation. He then met some members of the Korean shooting Para sport national team, who encouraged him to try the sport.
Club / Team
Incheon Shooting Para Sport Team: Korea

International debut

Year
1999
Competing for
Korea

General interest

Awards and honours
In 2020 he received the Overcoming Award at the 58th Korea Sports Awards. (imedialife.co.kr, 06 Oct 2020)

In 2019 he was presented with the Cheongnyong Medal, the highest medal in the Order of Sport Merit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the Republic of Korea. (sportsseoul.com, 15 Oct 2019)

In 2008 he was given an Excellence Award by the Incheon Para Sports Association in the Republic of Korea. (imedialife.co.kr, 20 Feb 2008)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (siminilbo.co.kr, 13 Oct 2014)
Impairment
His impairment is the result of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident in 1986. (yeonsu.info, 15 Jul 2003)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He has served as secretary-general of the Incheon Shooting Para Sport Federation. In October 2020 he was appointed the head coach of the Incheon Shooting Para Sport Team, established by Incheon Metropolitan City. (welfarenews.net, 15 Oct 2020; imedialife.co.kr, 06 Oct 2020)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Preliminary 6
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 5
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 9
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 5
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 6
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 3
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 3
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Final Round 5
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 5
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 9
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 11
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 1
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Preliminary 9
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2010-07-19 1
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-19 1
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2010-07-20 12
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 9
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 2
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2012-08-31 14
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2012-09-01 4
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-01 1
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-04 5
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2012-09-04 5
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2012-09-05 5
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2012-09-05 5
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 11
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-21 11
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 27
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2014-07-22 13
Team R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions SH1 Qualification 2014-07-25 1
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2014-07-25 6
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Final 2014-07-25 7
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 5
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2018-05-05 6
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 1