Kang_Yu-jeong

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]

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As a first-year student at Museon Middle School [ko] 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 [ko].[5] As of 2019, 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

  1. [1]
    "IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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    "JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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    "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "Results 2018 Judo Grand Slam Paris -48 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.


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