Kang Yu-jeong
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| Born | 2 August 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 강유정 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gang Yujeong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Yujŏng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2017, 2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 17782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 47887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 26 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kang Yu-jeong (born 2 August 1996) is a South Korean judoka.[1][2] She represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 48 kg event.[3]
As a first-year student at Museon Middle School in Yeosu, Kang won a gold medal in the 42 kg category at the 38th National Junior Sports Festival in 2009.[4] She subsequently attended Yeosu Information Science High School.[5] As of 2019[update], she represented the Suncheon City Hall team in domestic competition.[6] She is the silver medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the –48 kg category.[7]
In 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
References
[edit]- ^ "IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "여수 무선중 1년 강유정양, '유도 꿈나무'" [Yeosu Museon Middle School first-year Miss Kang Yu-jeong, a promising young judoka]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "여고생 강유정 여자 48kg급 '깜짝 우승'" [High school student Kang Yu-jeong's 'surprise victory' in 48kg class]. Yonhap News Agency. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "박다솔, 강유정 유도 국가대표 확정" [Park Da-sol, Kang Yu-jeong confirmed as national representatives for judo]. Namdo News. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 2018 Judo Grand Slam Paris -48 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Kang Yu-jeong at the International Judo Federation
- Kang Yu-jeong at JudoInside.com
- Kang Yu-jeong at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kang Yu-jeong at Olympics.com
- Kang Yu-jeong at Olympedia
- Kang Yu-jeong at The-Sports.org
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