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South Korean and Kyrgyz freestyle wrestler In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.
Nam Kyung-jin
Nam Kyung-jin in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class125 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 125 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi 125 kg

Nam Kyung-jin (Korean: 남경진, born 25 August 1988) is a South Korean freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals at the Asian Games both in 2014 and in 2018 in the men's 125 kg event.

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 125 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.

In 2023, Nam appeared as a contestant in Netflix's reality Show, Physical: 100.

Filmography

Television show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 World's First Merchant Contestant Season 2

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Physical: 100 Contestant

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 3rd Freestyle 125 kg

References

  1. "(Asian Games) S. Korea picks up 3 gold medals in fencing, taekwondo". The Korea Times US. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Kaisanov defends Asian Wrestling Championships freestyle title in New Delhi". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ Yang, Jeff (2023-03-03). "Opinion: I'm a 'Physical 100' convert, and I'm not sorry". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. "천하제일장사2' 조진형·남경진·모태범, 인터뷰…조진형 "피지컬팀 마선호·김경진, 우승 확률 50%" [Interview with Cho Jin-hyung, Nam Kyung-jin, and Mo Tae-beom of ‘The First Merchant 2’ Cho Jin-hyung “Physical team Ma Seon-ho and Kim Kyung-jin, 50% chance of winning”] (in Korean). Channel A. March 22, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.

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