Kong Ja-young (Korean: 공자영; born 30 July 1985 in Seoul, South Korea) is a female South Korean Judoka. She is a graduate of Yong In University.[4][5]
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| Born | 30 July 1985 Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –63 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pohang City Hall[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 9th (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (2007, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2006, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 36318 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kong won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games and competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6] She went on to win a bronze medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games[7] and competed in the 2011 World Championships.[8]
As of 2016, Kong works as a policewoman in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, serving Gangseo District.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gong Ja-Yeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Hwang Cheol-hwa (17 January 2010). "포항시청 공자영, 수원월드마스터스 유도 銀 - 경북매일" (in Korean). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Lee Jae-bong (6 December 2010). "≪브레이크뉴스 대구경북≫ 2010 광저우 아시안 게임 메달리스트 격려". 브레이크뉴스 대구경북. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Hwang Cheol-hwa (9 June 2010). "포항시청 유도, 세계무대서 기량 펼친다 - 경북매일" (in Korean). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ ":: 용인대학교 ::". www.yongin.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "2008 Olympic judo results". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Judo Contest Sheet" (PDF). 16 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "63kg급 예선 치르는 공자영". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 25 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Jeong Gwang-jin (4 July 2016). "범인 잡는 경찰로 변신한 '태권여제' 임수정". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Hwang Mi-ri (6 September 2018). "황미리 기자 - '구내식당' 공자영 선수, 유도 메달리스트에서 서울 지방 경찰청 경찰 됐다". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Jeong Ji-won (7 September 2018). "'구내식당' 미제조사부터 과학수사까지…24시간 완벽 경찰체험[종합]" (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
External links
edit- Kong Ja-young at the International Judo Federation
- Kong Ja-young at JudoInside.com
- Kong Ja-young at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kong Ja-young at Olympedia
- Kong Ja-young at The-Sports.org
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