Kim Hyun-woo and Park Tae-hwan, who made Korea proud during the London Olympics, visited the university.
On Aug. 21, Kim Hyun-woo and Park Tae-hwan visited DKU President Chang Ho-sung and thanked DKU staff who supported them during the Olympic Games in London.
Kim Hyun-woo fought well in wrestling even when he could not see with his injured right eye. He took the Gold Medal for wrestling 8 years after our last gold in Athens. He is currently a student majoring in Leisure Sports in the Department of Sports Science at Cheonan Campus.
“Thank you for supporting me during the Olympics and I plan to win a gold medal in the Asian Games and World Championships and achieve a grand slam,” said Kim.
Park Tae-hwan went through ups and downs including a mistaken disqualification that was overturned, but with his unyielding will he won Silver Medals in the 400m and 200m.
“I know that many people cheered for me even though the race was held in the early morning. I really appreciate that and I will try harder to become a proud Dankookian,” said Park.
This video shows Dankook University students cheering for Park in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
※ Kim Hyun-woo and Park Tae-hwan took time for an interview out of their busy schedule when they visited the university. Details of the interview can be found at the Dankook University Blog (http://blog.naver.com/dkupr).