Jain Kim Explained

Jain Kim
Birth Date:1988 9, df=y
Birth Place:Goyang, South Korea
Spouse:Oh Young-hwan
Height:153 cm
Weight:42 kg
Knownfor:Winning 3 World Cups, 1 World Championship and 14 Asian Championships.
Updated:May 4, 2019
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Kim Ja-in (born 11 September 1988), more widely known in the Western world as Jain Kim, is a professional climber who specializes in competition climbing. She is mainly active in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. She has won the Lead Climbing World Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2014), the Lead Climbing World Championship once (2014), and the Rock Master once (2010, Lead discipline). She has won the Asian Championships 14 times in 15 years, 11 times in lead climbing and 3 times in bouldering (see below for details).

Jain Kim has also completed notable ascents outdoors. In 2014, she redpointed her first routes graded beyond the grade, including Bibita Biologica and Reini's Vibes, both in Arco, Italy.

Biography

Born into a family of mountaineers and climbers,[1] Kim started climbing at age 12. In July 2004, at age 15, she started competing in the Lead Climbing World Cup and since 2006, she has also participated in the Bouldering World Cup.

She won the Lead Climbing Asian Championship in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2008, she also won the Bouldering Asian Championship. In 2009, she ranked second in the Lead Climbing World Cup,[2] second in the Lead Climbing World Championship,[3] second in the World Games (Lead), and third in the Rock Master (Lead).[4]

In 2010, she won the lead climbing competitions both in the Rock Master[5] and the World Cup.[6] She obtained the World Cup overall title by ranking first in five of the six stages, namely those held in Xining, Chuncheon, Puurs, Huaiji, and Kranj. The only World Cup stage that Jain Kim did not win in 2010 was the first one, held in Chamonix. She won the Lead Climbing World Cup again in 2013 and 2014, each time winning four of the eight events.

In May and June 2014, she redpointed her first routes in rock climbing graded 8b+, namely Bibita Biologica (8c) and Reini's Vibes (8c/8c+), both in Arco, Italy.

On September 14, 2014, three days after she had turned 26, she achieved an extraordinary victory at the Lead Climbing World Championships, where she managed to ascend (on-sight) all of the routes attempted in the qualifications, the semifinals, and the finals.

On May 20, 2017, she climbed the 555-meter Lotte World Tower in Seoul.[7]

Upon winning the gold Lead World Cup in Chamonix on July 9, 2023, Kim became the oldest woman to win a Lead World Cup at 34 years old.[8]

Personal life

She is married to Oh Young-hwan, a member of the 21st National Assembly of Korea, who was a firefighter of Seoul Fire Services and writer.[9] On March 10, 2021, Kim gave birth to a daughter.[10]

Rankings

See also: Best IFSC results.

Climbing World Cup

Discipline20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192023
Lead251828141821221123238
Bouldering36515127102918483551
Speed3075
Combined2125212241288

Climbing World Championships

Youth

Adult

Discipline200520072009201120122014201620182019
Lead32822214322
Bouldering1245171154125
Speed415459
Combined140

Rock Master

Discipline20092010201120122013
Lead312
Duel53
Asian Championships
Discipline200420052006200720082009201020122013201420152016201720182022
Lead1111111111313
Bouldering2112213

World Cup podiums

Lead

Last updated July 9, 2023.

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2007 1 1
2008 0
2009 1 2 3
2010 5 5
2011 5 1 1 7
2012 3 2 1 6
2013 4 2 1 7
2014 4 2 6
2015 3 3
2016 1 4 5
2017 1 3 2 6
2018 2 2 4
2019 1 1 2
2023 1 1
Total 30 13 13 56

Bouldering

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2009 1 1
2010 2 2
2011 1 1 2
2012 1 1
Total 1 1 4 6

Television

YearProgramOriginal titleNetworkRoleNote
2015Running Man런닝맨SBSGuestEpisode 268[11]
2021Sporty Sisters 2노는언니2E ChannelMember[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jain Kim's Profile. Auriana Beaute. 5 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Lead World Cup 2009 to Johanna Ernst and Adam Ondra . planetmountain.com . 16 November 2009 . 4 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207105053/http://www.planetmountain.com/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=37089 . 7 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: Climbing World Championships - Qinghai (CHN). planetmountain.com. Vinicio Stefanello. 7 July 2009. 4 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Eiter and Puigblanque are the kings of Rock Master 2009. planetmountain.com. Vinicio Stefanello. 6 September 2009. 4 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Rock Master 2010. planetmountain.com. 19 July 2010. 4 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Jain Kim Wins the World Cup 2010 . up-climbing.com . 30 October 2010 . 4 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211131531/http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/gare-ed-eventi/jain-kim-vince-la-world-cup-2010 . 11 December 2014 .
  7. News: S. Korean female climber reaches top of tallest building. yonhapnews.co.kr. 20 May 2017. 20 May 2017.
  8. Web site: gripped . 2023-07-10 . Jain Kim Becomes Oldest Woman to Win Gold . 2023-07-16 . Gripped Magazine . en-US.
  9. wedding invitation sent from Oh Younghwan(GLAD Hotel, 15:00, 12 December 2015). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Jain Kim gave birth to a daughter. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/allezjain/2526293119679691076_2526293074179975003 . 2021-12-25 . registration. live.
  11. Web site: Kim. Jennifer. 2015-10-17. 'Running Man' Kim Ja In Picks Haha. 2021-10-08. KDramaStars. en.
  12. Web site: 노는언니2. 2021-10-08. www.imtcast.com.