Woo Sang-hyeok (25, Armed Forces Athletic Corps), who entered through the door of the Athletes' Village Media Village, had an AD card hanging around his neck instead of a medal, but when he received the light, it twinkled.
On the collar of the AD card, there were a lot of commemorative badges from players from countries such as the United States and Japan.
Sang-hyeok Woo, a 25-year-old South Korean athletics high jumper who could not win a medal by staying in fourth place the day before due to a short delay, set the Korean record with a bright expression as bright as the gold medalist at a press conference held at the Media Village in Tokyo, Japan, on the 2nd. He said he felt waking up.
Woo Sang-hyuk said, "Yesterday I played very happily and happily.
He continued, "Last night, to commemorate the end of the competition, I ate ramen that I hadn't eaten before. It's a very spicy champon ramen."
He deserved congratulations. Woo Sang-hyeok finished 4th in the men's high jump final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium (New National Stadium) the day before, surpassing 2m 35.
Although he did not achieve the new record of winning the first track & field medal for a Korean athlete, he made a new history by breaking the Korean record (Lee Jin-taek 2m 34 in 1997).
Woo Sang-hyuk said, "I think the idea of enjoying the Olympics helped to lower the tension."
He said, "When I first stepped on the Olympic stage in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, I was so sensitive that I was only in the Athletes' Village room. .
He continued, "I wanted to enjoy the tournament without regrets," he said. "As soon as I arrived in Tokyo, I enjoyed exchanging badges with foreign players and taking pictures."
Woo Sang-hyuk did not lose his 'playing heart' in the game.
He said, "I raised my confidence by talking to myself about words like 'jump higher (jump higher)' and 'two-three-five (expressing the height of 2m35 in English)' in a hip (a neologism for sophistication)," he said. .
After the race, he stayed at the stadium and watched the men's 100m final, 'intuition', and enjoyed the Olympic Games properly.
He laughed, "I wanted to take a picture with Jean-Marco Tamberry (Italy), who tied for first place in the high jump, so I went closer to him, and the 100m final race just started, and I watched it with him."
Woo Sang-hyuk took a leap forward as a star player by setting a new Korean record, but it still deserves a sense of disappointment.
He was only two centimeters from the third-placed player and could not win the medal.
Woo Sang-hyeok, who is currently in the military, would be able to receive alternative service benefits and be discharged immediately if he won a medal. However, Woo Sang-hyuk must return to the army.
When he said, 'Honestly, it's a pity that I couldn't win a medal,' he said, "I ran my personal record of 2m 33 and Korea's record of 2m 35 and also challenged the 2m 37 and 2m 39." I have no regrets or regrets because I did it,” he said.
He continued, "The sooner the results are acknowledged, the sooner the happiness will come."
When asked, 'Please say a word to many people who have suffered disappointingly at the boundary between success and failure, like the difference between 3rd and 4th place in the Olympics,' he said, "I have come this far through countless successes and failures. “If you shake it off coolly and try again, the joy will come,” he said.
Woo Sang-hyuk also revealed his next goal.
He said, "As a high jumper, I know it is very difficult to jump more than 50cm tall. So, I have set my lifelong goal of 2m 38. Now, the record of my dream is short."