Kang Sin-young (also Kang Sin-yeong, Korean: 강신영; born March 20, 1977) is a South Korean judoka, who played in the lightweight category.[1] She won a silver medal for her division at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju City, and bronze at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2][3]
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 강신영 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gang Sin-yeong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Sin-yŏng | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kang represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's lightweight class (57 kg). She lost the first preliminary round match to Brazil's Ketleyn Quadros, who successfully scored a yuko and a te gatame (hand armlock), at the end of the five-minute period.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kang Sin-young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Judoka Xu Yan from China wins women's 57kg title at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily Online (China). 5 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Asian Championships Jeju City, 2008, Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Lightweight (57kg/125 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links
edit- Kang Sin-young at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Kang Sin-young at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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