High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok wins silver at world championships High jumper Woo Sang-hyeok captured his second career silver medal at the world outdoor championships in Tokyo on Tuesday, just missing out on a piece of Korean athletics history. 2025.9.17
Falling short Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok makes an attempt in the men's high jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday. 2023.8.23
![Woo Sang-hyeok of Korea celebrates after the men's high jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 16. [XINHUA/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11987113.jpg?imageId=11987113&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Korea's Woo Sang-hyeok makes an attempt in the men's high jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday. Woo, who took silver last year, cleared 2.29 meters to finish in sixth place. [AP/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11731673.jpg?imageId=11731673&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)