Jang Kyung-gu

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Jang Kyung-gu
Personal information
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 33)
Korean name
Hangul
장경구
Revised Romanization Jang Gyeong-gu
McCune–Reischauer Chang Kyŏng-ku
Sport
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Sport Road bicycle racing
Cycling career
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2009 Seoul Cycling Team
2012 Arbö–Gebrüder Weiss–Oberndorfer
2014–2016 Korail Cycling Team
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's road race

Jang Kyung-gu (born 19 May 1990) is a South Korean road bicycle racer. He competed in the road race competition of 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, finishing 13th and first respectively. [1] He is the first Korean athlete to win a gold medal in the cycling road race since Kim Yong-mi in the women's road race at the 2002 Asian Games. [2]

Contents

Major results

2010
2nd Overall Tour de Seoul
7th Overall Tour de Korea
1st Stage 7
2011
1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
4th Road race, Asian Road Championships
2012
4th Overall Tour de Korea
1st Young rider classification
Asian Road Championships
8th Road race
8th Time trial
2014
1st Gold medal blank.svg Road race, Asian Games
Tour de Korea
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 6
5th Road race, Asian Road Championships
2015
1st South Korean NC.png Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Mountains classification Tour de Korea
2016
1st Stage 6 Tour de Singkarak
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
1st South Korean NC.png Road race, National Road Championships
2018
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Road race, Asian Games
2021
1st South Korean NC.png Road race, National Road Championships
2022
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2023
Tour of Thailand
1st Stage 5
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification

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References

  1. "Kyung Gu Jang rider results". cyclingdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "(Asiad) S. Korean Jang Kyung-gu wins gold in men's road race cycling". Yonhap News. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.