Jung Sun-yong

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Jung Sun-yong
Personal information
Born (1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 53)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
정선용
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jeong Seon-yon
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Sŏn-yong
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍56 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg (1996)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (1995)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1991, 1993, 1994,
Gold medal asia.svg( 1995)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 56 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Chiba 56 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Belgrade 56 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima 56 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Osaka 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Macau 56 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 New Delhi 56 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Damascus 56 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Fukuoka 56 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 53288
JudoInside.com 3684
Updated on 4 June 2023.

Jung Sun-Yong (born 11 March 1971) is a female South Korean judoka.

At the age of 14, she was the youngest judoka ever to represent South Korea in 1985.

Jung won two medals at the 1989 and 1995 World Championships, and also gained a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

Jung won the Asian Championship three consecutive times, the Fukuoka International Female Judo Championship five times, and the Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris) three times.

Jung retired right after the 1996 Olympics, and currently serves as a teacher in elementary school.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jung Sun-yong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.