Woo Sang-hyuk on March 20 (Korea time) at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, holds up his national flag Taegeukgi after winning the gold medal by being the only competitor to clear 2.34 m in the men's high jump final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Yonhap News
Woo Sang-hyeok has made history as the first Korean to win a world title in a track and field event.
At Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 20 (Korea time), he cleared 2.34 m to capture the gold medal in the men's high jump final of the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
He also tried to set a personal best of 2.37 m but failed.
By clearing 2.35 m in last year's Tokyo Summer Olympics, Woo broke a Korean record that had stood for 27 years. On Feb. 6 this year, he set a personal best of 2.36 m at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Hustopece, the Czech Republic.
He also set his Instagram ID as "WOO_238," implying that his next goal is to clear 2.38 m and go beyond winning Korea's first Olympic medal in the event by claiming gold at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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