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| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jung Myoung-sook (born 4 May 1975) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
She won a gold medal in heavyweight at the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships, and again gold medals at the 1995 and 1997 World Taekwondo Championships. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Ho Chi Minh City and a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Bangkok. [1]
Jeon Hee-sook is a South Korean foil fencer.
Jung Sung-Sook is a South Korean judoka.
Chen Zhong is a retired Chinese taekwondo competitor who represented her country at international level for more than 10 years, including three consecutive Summer Olympic Games. She won China's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended her title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not make it past the quarter-final round.
Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III is a retired Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Summer Olympic Games in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist, and won a gold medal for the men's lightweight division at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in Pasay, Philippines before his retirement.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Natalia Nikolayevna Ivanova is a Russian taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a silver medal in the +67 kg class. She won a silver medal in heavyweight at the 1997 World Taekwondo Championships in Hong Kong, after defeating Chiu Meng-jen in the semifinal, and being defeated by Jung Myoung-sook in the final. She also competed at the 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003 World Taekwondo Championships. She won gold medals at the 1996, 1998 and 2002 European Taekwondo Championships.
Kim So-hui is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. In 2016, she was ranked 10th by the World Taekwondo Federation.
Nahid Kiani Chandeh is an Iranian taekwondo athlete. She is the first Iranian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Taekwondo Women's 57 kg event, also she won the gold medal in the women's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.
Jung Jin-hee is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Cho Hyang-mi is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Youn Hyun-jung is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Jung Wan-sook is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.
Kao Ching-yi is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner.
Tang Hui-wen is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner.
Yvonne Franssen is a Canadian taekwondo practitioner.
Wang Su is a Chinese taekwondo practitioner.
Wang I-hsien is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner.
Huang Hsiao-ying is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships, where she was defeated by eventual world champion Jung Myoung-sook in the 8th-final. She won a bronze medal in heavyweight at the 1995 World Taekwondo Championships in Manila, after being defeated by Jung Myoung-sook in the semifinal.
Chun Yang-hsi is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal in heavyweight at the 1989 World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul, after being defeated by Jung Wan-sook in the semi-final. She also competed at the 1991 World Taekwondo Championships in Athens, where she reached the quarter-final.
Kim Ji-sook is a South Korean former taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where taekwondo was a demonstration sport, in the welterweight event. At the Asian Taekwondo Championships she became Asian Champion in 1988.
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