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Jung Seul-ki
Personal information
Full nameJung Seul-ki
Nationality South Korea
Born (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 36)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamYonsei University[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing South Korea
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 200 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 4×100 m medley
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 200 m breaststroke
In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Seul-ki (also Jeong Seul-gi, Korean: 정슬기; born July 13, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[2] She finished eleventh in the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of four medals (one gold and three bronze) in a major international competition, spanning the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, the 2006 Asian Games, and the 2007 Summer Universiade.[3] Jung also served as a varsity member of the swimming team at Yonsei University.[1]

Jung made her first South Korean team at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. There, she won two bronze medals each in the 200 m breaststroke, and as a member of the nation's swimming team in the 4×100 m medley.[4] Jung followed up her performance in the following year by winning the women's 200 m breaststroke crown at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.[5][6] Jung's new meet record of 2:24.67 also dipped beneath the FINA A-cut (2:28.20) by more than four seconds, which assured her a spot on the South Korean team for Beijing 2008.[6][7]

After excelling internationally in the 2006 and 2007 season, Jung competed for the South Korean swimming team in a breaststroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On the first half of a double, the 100 m breaststroke, Jung charged her way to the runner-up spot behind Italy's Roberta Panara in heat four with a steady 1:09.26, but missed the semifinals by almost a full second with a twenty-third overall placement.[8] In her signature event, the 200 m breaststroke, Jung bounced back from the initial half of her specialty double to successfully grab the eleventh seed for the semifinals (2:25.95), but fell short on a berth for the top eight final by the following morning with a disappointing 2:26.83, matching her prelims position in the process.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "[스포츠화제! 이사람]U대회 평영 200m 金정슬기" [Jung Seul-ki wins the 200 m breaststroke title at the University Games] (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jung Seul-ki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ "[올림픽테스트수영] 정슬기, 평영 200m 금메달" [Jung Seul-ki wins the gold at the Olympic Test Event] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ^ Marsteller, Jason (6 December 2006). "China's Zuo Shines With 100 Free Asian Record at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ^ "U.S. swimmers deny China's another attempt for Universiade gold". Xinhua News Agency. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b "World University Games: Exciting Finishes Highlight Third Night of Swimming". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 71. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Swimming: Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Swimming: Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ^ "정슬기, 평영 200m 결승 진출 실패" [Jung Seul-ki fails to enter the 200 m breaststroke final] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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