I'm a happy person, Woo Sang-hyuk, a fantastic jump in the middle of the night, with 2m29, the second consecutive victory in 30 years at the top of the Asian Championship + the most winning victory
May 30, 2025
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Woo Sang-hyuk won the final round of the men's high jump at the 2025 Asian Championships held at Gumi Stadium in North Gyeongsang Province on the 29th. Woo Sang-hyuk, who exceeded 2m28 and won the gold medal at the 2023 Bangkok Games, won his second consecutive title by taking the top spot at home. Woo Sang-hyuk became the first player to win two consecutive Asian Athletics Championships men's high jump in 30 years since Lee Jin-taek (Korea), who won three consecutive gold medals in Kuala Lumpur in 1991, Manila in 1993, and Jakarta in 1995.
Woo Sang-hyuk, who also ranked first at the 2017 Bhubaneswar competition in India (2m30), also set a record of winning three individual titles, the most in men's high jump at the Asian Championships. Only two jumpers, Woo Sang-hyuk and Lee Jin-taek, have won the men's high jump more than three times at the Asian Championships.
The game started an hour and a half later than scheduled due to heavy rain. Woo Sang-hyuk showed a cheerful movement even when the track and field were soaked. 2m15, 2m19, 2m23, and 2m26 were all crossed in the first period. Woo Sang-hyuk and Tomohiro Shinno (Japan) were the only jumpers who exceeded 2m26 among the 13 players who participated in the final. Sinno also crossed the 2m26 without a single failure.
In the 2m29, the first and second places were divided. Woo Sang-hyuk also crossed the 2m29 in the first period. Sinno, on the other hand, tried three times in the 2m29, but all touched the bar.
Woo Sang-hyuk, who confirmed the victory, raised the bar to 2m33, but failed to take advantage of three chances. He looked sorry for a moment, but soon responded to the audience's cheers with a bright smile.
Woo Sang-hyuk, who failed to win a medal that he challenged at the Paris Olympics last year, has continued his surprising trend this year. He won all five international competitions, including the Nanjing World Indoor Championships (2m31) and the What Gravity Challenge (2m29) and the European and American Asian Championships hosted by Mutaz Essa Barshim (2m29) of Qatar. Woo Sang-hyuk, who has achieved his goals of winning the World Indoor Championships and the Asian Championships, will run again for the World Outdoor Championships in Tokyo in September.
Woo Sang-hyuk won the first silver medal in Korean track and field history at the 2022 Outdoor World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where Woo Sang-hyuk jumped 2m35 to second place. If he wins, he will be named Korea's first outdoor world championship gold medalist.
Woo Sang-hyuk said after the game, "The disappointing results of the Paris Olympics seem to have given me a boost to take off again. "I've been running nonstop since the Olympics…"I'm going to play in the Diamond League (in Rome, Italy, on June 7) right now, and I'll play several games after that, but my biggest goal this year is to win the Tokyo World Championships. I will plod forward toward my goal."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
