Kang_Yu-jeong
Kang Yu-jeong
South Korean judoka (born 1996)
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.