Jang Hye-ji

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Jang Hye-ji
Curler
Born (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26)
Uesung-gun , Gyeongsangbuk-do
Mixed doubles
partner		 Jeon Byeong-wook
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2018)

Jang Hye-ji (born August 7, 1997) is a South Korean curler. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1] She is also a national representative of mixed double events with Lee Ki-jeong, and is a member of the Gyeongbuk Athletic Association. [2]

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Career

She was born in 1997 in Uesung-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, and went to the Uiseong Girls' High School, a famous curling high school. Since then she has been a national women's curling team. [3]

In February 2016, she formed Korea's first mixed doubles national team together with Lee Ki-jeong. At the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, the team made it to the round of 16, where they lost. [4] At the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, they finished sixth overall. [5]

Jang played in the mixed doubles tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Lee. She was youngest curler in the tournament. On February 8, she played the Finnish team in the first game of the preliminary round and defeated them 9–4, with Finland conceding after 7 ends. [6] In the second game, they played the Chinese team and after being down 6-1 after four ends, rallied to tie the game, only to lose in an extra end. [7] On February 9, in their third game, they lost 3–8 to Norway, but they beat the US 9–1 in their fourth game. [8] On February 10, in their fifth game, they lost to the Olympic Athletes from Russia, and lost their sixth match against Switzerland. In their seventh and final game, they 7–3 to Canada. They would finish the event in fifth place. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Curling - Athlete Profile: JANG Hyeji - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  2. ↑ ""젊음을 무기로" 컬링 믹스더블 이기정-장혜지의 당찬 도전". sports.khan.co.kr. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "남녀 번갈아 밀고 닦고 … "깜짝 메달 기대하세요"[출처: 중앙일보] 남녀 번갈아 밀고 닦고 … "깜짝 메달 기대하세요"". news.joins.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "쌍둥이 컬링 형제 "평창올림픽도 함께 가겠다"". yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "[올림픽] 컬링 믹스더블 8일 올림픽 데뷔…장혜지-이기정 출격". m.yna.co.kr. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "-올림픽- 믹스더블 장혜지-이기정, 핀란드 꺾고 '대한민국 첫승'(종합)". m.yna.co.kr. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "-올림픽- 아쉬운 연장 혈투…컬링 장혜지-이기정, 중국에 패(종합)". yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "[평창] 졌지만 잘 싸웠다. 장혜지-이기정의 첫 올림픽". isplus.live.joins.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "이기정-장혜지 컬링 짝…4년 뒤를 기약하다". The Hankyoreh . Retrieved 12 February 2018.


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