'Smile Jumper' Woo Sang-hyuk (28-Yongin City Hall) finished third at the 2024 Diamond League Final.
Woo Sang-hyuk cleared 2.25 meters in the men's high jump final at the 2024 World Athletics Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday (June 15).
Woo, who was going for a second consecutive title with the defending champion's armband, missed out on the win, but earned a top-three finish and $7,000 (approximately $932,000) in prize money.
The Diamond League Finals is the second most important event for athletes after the Olympics and World Championships.
In 2024, 토토사이트 the Diamond League crowned a winner at the 15th edition of the Brussels Final, a 'championship' event, based on ranking points accumulated over 14 competitions.
A total of six competitions were organized for the men's high jump, with Woo finishing third (6 points) after clearing 2.28m in Monaco on July 12, and fourth (5 points) with 2.29m in Silesia on August 26.
On August 31 in Rome, she jumped 2.30m30 to win (8 points) and earn a total of 19 points to qualify for the final in third place in the Diamond League standings.
He also finished third in the final standings.
In the six-man final, Woo easily cleared both 2.17m and 2.22m in the first round.
At 2.25 meters, he touched the bar in the first period but cleared the second.
However, he was unable to clear the wall at 2.28m and finished in third place.
Jean-Marco Tamberi (ITA) won the title with a clearance of 2.34 meters and the diamond-shaped trophy. It was the third final winner of his career, after winning in 2021 and 2022.
Second place went to Oleh Doroshchuk (Ukraine), who cleared 2.31 meters.
Last year, Woo won the Diamond League Final in Eugene, Oregon, USA, by clearing 2.35 meters.
Woo, who became the first Korean athlete to reach the Diamond League Finals at the time, was honored with the diamond-shaped “Champion's Trophy,” a first for Korean athletics. He also took home the $30,000 (approx. 40 million won) prize money for winning the Diamond League Final.
After finishing seventh at the Paris Olympics in August this year at 2.27 meters, Woo used the Diamond League to heal his wounds.
Although he was unable to win back-to-back titles, he became the first Korean athlete to compete in two consecutive Diamond League Finals, finishing in third place.
After the race, Woo said, “The last international competition of 2024 is over. I wanted to make up for the disappointing results of the Paris Olympics, but it was very disappointing to finish in third place,” said Woo. ”However, I will not give up and will try to show my growth. I would like to thank my coach Kim Do-gyun for always giving me strength and the fans for their support.”
After completing his international schedule in 2024, Woo will return home on the 16th for recovery training before preparing for the national championships.