Jin Jong-oh
Sport: Shooting
Nation: South Korea
DOB: September 24, 1979
Hometown: Gangwon
Career Highlights: The owner of three Olympic medals, Jin will try to add to his collection in London. After winning a silver in 2004, the South
Korean rallied for his first gold in Beijing in the 50-meter free pistol and finished with a silver in the 10-meter air pistol.
Jin won gold medals in both events at this year's Asian championships. He also earned a pair of golds during a World Cup stop
in Munich, his seventh and eighth career first-place finishes in that series. Jin earned his only world championship medal
in that same city in 2010 by finishing third in the 10-meter pistol. In addition to his Olympics success, Jin is a three-time
gold medalist in the World Cup finals and won two of those in 2009. He owns the world record for highest score in a qualifying
round at 594, set at a World Cup stop in his home country in 2009.
Olympic History: 2008,2004