Kong Sang-jeong (Korean: 공상정; Korean pronunciation: [koŋ.saŋ.dʑʌŋ]; born 22 June 1996 in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won a gold Olympic medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 3000 metre relay.[1]
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  South Korea
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| Women's short track speed skating | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2014 Sochi | 3000 m relay |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2013 Warsaw | 3000m relay |
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2015 Osaka | Overall |
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2015 Osaka | 1000m super final relay |
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2015 Osaka | 1500m super final relay |
| Kong Sang-jeong | |
| Hangul | 공상정 |
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| Hanja | 孔尙貞 |
| Revised Romanization | Gong Sangjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kong Sangjŏng |
| Korean pronunciation: [koŋ sʰaŋdʑʌŋ] | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 孔尚贞 | ||||||
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Early life
editKong is a third-generation descendant of Chinese immigrants to Korea. Her grandfather fled from mainland China in 1949, after the Chinese communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, and settled in Chuncheon. Her parents also grew up in Chuncheon and currently runs a clinic in the city.[2]
Kong was born with Republic of China nationality. She attended and graduated from Kyongin Elementary School, Wolchon Middle School and Yubong Girls’ High School in Seoul. During her time in school, Kong suffered insults from her classmates due to her Chinese ethnicity.[2][3]
In 2015, she began her studies for bachelor's degree at the Faculty of International Sports in Korea University. She graduated in 2019.[4][5]
Sports career
editWhen she was in the 5th grade of elementary school, she was transferred to Seoul for training in skating. While attending Wolchon Middle School, she won the overall championship in the junior national skating team selection. As a result, she was chosen to represent South Korea at the junior level already in 2010, but could not compete in the 2011 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships as she did not have South Korean citizenship at the time. She was granted citizenship by the South Korean Ministry of Justice in December 2011 thanks to a revised nationality law that allowed dual citizenship for individuals of outstanding talent.[6]
She participated in the 2013 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Warsaw, where she won gold medal in the 3000m relay.[7]
During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she was part of the Short Track Speed Skating team in the '3000m relay' that won a gold medal. After the Olympics, she won the 500m short track at the 95th National Winter Sports Festival in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province. At the 2015 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Osaka, she won gold medals in all-around, 1500m and 3000m relays, and silver medal in 1000m and 1500m super final relays. For her performances, she was named the Lady 2015 ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Champion.[8][9][10]
On 2016, during selections for junior national skating team, Kong passed the first and second rounds, finishing at fourth position and was selected to the preliminary national team for the 2015–2016 season. However, due to her suffering from a sudden back injury in June, she was not selected for the national team.[11]
On 3 May 2021, in an Instagram post, Kong announced her retirement from international competition.[12]
References
edit- ^ "3000m relay women - Olympic Short Track Speed Skating". 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b "台裔孔尚貞 為韓奪金". sports.ltn.com.tw. 2014-02-20. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "쇼트트랙 유망주 공상정 "태극마크 달고 올림픽 500m 金 따고파"". Naver Sports. 2011-10-11. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Kong Sang-jeong in Instagram". www.instagram.com. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "2018 평창을 향한 금빛레이스!". sejong.korea.ac.kr. 2015-06-04. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "'쇼트트랙 신성' 공상정, 주니어대표선발전 중간합계 1위". OhmyStar. 8 December 2012.
- ^ "2013 ISU World Junior Championships, Warsaw (POL)". shorttrack.sportresult.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "(LEAD) (WRAPUP) (Olympics) S. Korea wins gold in women's short track relay". Yonhap News Agency. 2014-02-18. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "공상정, 동계체전 금메달 질주". Naver Sports. 2014-02-28. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2015 – Osaka (JPN) Sunday Finals". isu.org. 2015-03-01. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "허리 부상 전인지, 24일 열리는 KIA 클래식도 불참(종합)". Yonhap News Agency. 2016-03-17. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Kong Sang-jeong in Instagram". www.instagram.com. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2022-07-17.