How did Kim Jong-ho win gold in the men’s individual compound archery final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

Kim defeated Chang Cheng-Wei 149-145 in the final in Okazaki. He opened with a 29-28 first end and then shot four straight 30s to secure the win.

Why is Kim Jong-ho’s compound archery gold important for South Korea?

It made him the first South Korean archery champion at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The result also added to South Korea’s compound tally of one gold, one silver and two bronze medals over two days.

What was Kim Jong-ho’s archery record before winning the individual compound title in Okazaki?

Kim had already won the men’s team gold and mixed team silver in 2018, and the men’s team silver in 2023. The story also notes that he avenged South Korea’s loss to Chinese Taipei in the men’s team bronze medal match the day before.

Kim Jong-ho wins men's individual gold in compound archery

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Kim Jong-ho won the men’s individual compound archery gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, giving South Korea its first archery champion at the competition. He beat Chang Cheng-Wei of Chinese Taipei 149-145 in the final in Okazaki. South Korea collected one gold, one silver and two bronze medals across two days of compound competition.

Key Facts

The final was held at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, about 50 kilometers southeast of Nagoya.
In the individual compound event, each archer shoots 15 arrows, with three arrows in each of five ends, and a perfect score is 150.
The men’s individual compound event had previously been held at the 2014 and 2023 Asian Games, and Kim became the first South Korean winner.
Kim had previously won the men’s team gold and mixed team silver in 2018 and the men’s team silver in 2023.
The archery schedule continued Friday with team recurve events and Saturday with individual recurve events.

By Yonhap

Published Oct 1, 2026 3:21 pm KST
Updated Oct 1, 2026 5:19 pm KST

Kim Jong-ho of South Korea competes in the men's individual final in compound archery at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, Japan, Thursday. Yonhap

Kim Jong-ho struck gold in the men's individual event in compound archery at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, becoming the first South Korean archery champion at the ongoing competition.

Kim defeated Chang Cheng-Wei of Chinese Taipei 149-145 in the final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, some 50 kilometers southeast of the main host city, Nagoya.

In the individual compound event, archers each take 15 arrows, three arrows in each of the five ends. Cumulative points determine the winner, with the perfect score being 150.

The archery competition continues Friday with team events in recurve, followed on Saturday by individual events in recurve.

In two days of compound, South Korea picked up one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

The men's individual compound event previously took place at the 2014 and 2023 Asian Games, and Kim is the first South Korean winner.

Kim helped South Korea to the men's team gold and the mixed team silver in 2018 and also the men's team silver in 2023.

Kim also exacted revenge on Chang a day after Chinese Taipei beat South Korea in the bronze medal match of the men's team event.

Compound archers have mechanical release aids and use magnified sights, making the perfect score of 10 more common than in recurve.

In the final, Kim won the first end 29-28, thanks to a pair of 10s followed by a 9.

And Kim hit nothing but 10s the rest of the way, putting up four consecutive 30s on the board. Chang was by no means a slouch, going 29-29-29-30 in his final four ends, but he was no match against Kim on this day.

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