Know more about age 27 Philip Kim, also widely known as Phil Wizard, who is making waves online after clinching gold medal in breakdancing at the Paris Olympics 2024
For the unversed, the Vancouver native, Kim, performed a thrilling breakdance in front of an enthusiastic crowd in the finals at the Olympics to secure a gold medal on Saturday.
Who is Canada b-boy Philip (Phil) ‘Wizard’ Kim as he wins 2024 Paris Olympics gold, bio, age, height, parents and Instagram
The 27-year-old Korean-Canadian, a top contender in the menโs breaking event on Saturday, delivered a stellar performance in the finals against Franceโs Danny Dann, legally known as Danish Civil, who bagged a silver medal.
Meanwhile, American breaker Victor Montalvo, secured the bronze medal defeating Japanโs Shigekix, legally known as Shigeyuki Nakarai. In an thrilling breaking event, both Phil and Dany began their day in Group B, one of four groups totaling 16 breakers.
#TeamCanadaโs Philip Kim, better known as Phil Wizard, worked his magic in the Olympic debut of breaking at #Paris2024! His performance was one for the history books, winning him the first-ever Olympic #gold in breaking.
๐ท: Leah Hennel/COC pic.twitter.com/ISfNpA9EbG
— CanadianPM (@CanadianPM) August 11, 2024
The two advanced through the Top 8 knockout bracket to face each other in the finals. Over the course of the day, Phil competed in 15 intense rounds, also defeating Shigekix and the Netherlandsโ Lee, aka Lee-Lou Demierre. So, letโs find out more information about Philip Kim, who is currently trending online.
About Philip Kim
Born on January 25, 1997, Philip Kim, better known as Phil Wizard, is a Korean-Canadian breaking artist but his height isn’t known. He won the menโs gold medal at the Summer Olympics 2024 and the World Championship 2022 in breaking.
Kim, born to Korean parents in Toronto, Canada, grew up in Vancouver, where he attended Magee Secondary School. He often practiced breaking moves in school hallways and eventually left university to pursue breaking full-time.
Introducing the FIRST ever menโs breaking Olympic CHAMPION: Philip Kim, aka B-Boy Phil Wizard!
Phil stamps his name in Olympic history with his gold medal. Congrats! ๐ฅ#TeamCanada #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/PwSbvcjkxl
— Sport Canada (@SportCanada_EN) August 10, 2024
Nickname Meaning
Kimโs passion for breaking ignited in 2009 after watching the Now or Never crew perform street shows in downtown Vancouver. His stage name, Phil Wizard, emerged accidentally when people began shortening his introduction as โPhil from the Wizards crew.โ
Though not his first choice, the name stuck. Kim claimed the gold medal at the WDSF World Breaking Championships 2022 in Seoul, South Korea, triumphing over more than 250 competitors.
In 2023, he won gold at the WDSF Pan American Breaking Championship in Santiago, Chile, followed by a silver at the WDSF World Breaking Championship 2023.
In August 2023, Kim was selected for Canadaโs Pan American Games team 2023.
He went on to win gold in the inaugural Olympic Breakdancing competition in 2024, joining Japanese b-girl Ami as one of the first, and so far the only, Olympic gold medalists in breaking.
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