From the highest point... The best moment in men's archery, I honored my teacher with a silent tribute
Sep 11, 2025
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The Korean men's archery recurve team, which consisted of Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) and Lee Woo-seok (Kolong), beat the U.S. 6-0 (56-55, 57-55, 59-56) in the men's team final at the 2025 Gwangju World Archery Championships held at Gwangju May 18 Democratic Square on the 10th. South Korea has not missed out on winning the event since the 2021 Yankton Games and has won three consecutive games.
The athletes who climbed to the highest level of the podium held a moment of silence. It was in honor of Park Sung-soo, who died suddenly on the 27th of last month.
Coach Park was found dead of a chronic disease at his accommodation while leading the archery team of Gyeyang-gu Office in Incheon to a business competition held in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. He was a star who won the men's team gold medal and the individual silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was also famous as a leader. Since he coached the national team in 2004, he has consistently joined the national team and helped several students win medals in major international competitions.
His relationship with Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, and Lee Woo-seok, who won this tournament, is also deep. Coach Park led the men's national team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, and Lee Woo-seok won the gold medal under coach Park at the time. They were selected as the first team of the 2025 national team and participated in the Gwangju World Championship. In particular, Kim Woo-jin received coach Park's coaching when he achieved the first-ever three-time Olympic men's archery gold medal with the men's individual gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, and Lee Woo-suk stood on the podium at the World Championships and gave a moment of silence. Kim Woo-jin took a moment of silence during the medal ceremony. It was a time where we were able to honor Park Sung-soo, who was with us at the Paris Olympics, from the highest point."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
