Cho Youn-jeong (Korean: 조윤정; born September 29, 1969) is a South Korean archer. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, she achieved both her gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also won an individual silver medal at the 1993 World Archery Championships, as well as a gold medal with the team.[1]
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| Native name | 조•윤정 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 29, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 조윤정 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jo Yunjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yunjŏng |
1992 Summer Olympics
editCho contested the 1992 Summer Olympics as a member of the South Korean women's archery team with Kim Soo-nyung and Lee Eun-kyung. During the ranking round of the women's individual competition she set two Olympic records, scoring 338 points from a distance of 70 metres and 345 points from a distance of 60 metres.[2] Cho and her teammates' total combined score of 4,094 points was additionally a new Olympic record for the women's team competition.[3]: 107
Cho defeated Kim, the defending Olympic champion, in the final of the women's individual event, outshooting her teammate by seven points to claim the gold medal.[4] She later achieved her second gold medal in the women's team event after the South Korean team defeated China.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cho Youn Jeong". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Sternberg, Dave (1 August 1992). "THE XXV OLYMPIAD: DAY 7 WRAPUP". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992: Volume IV" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. International Olympic Committee. 1992. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Olympic Round-Up: Records for Cho". The Independent. 3 August 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS : DAILY REPORT : ARCHERY : South Korean Women Prevail; Spain Tops Men's Competition". Los Angeles Times. 5 August 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
