Son Hee-jung (also Son Hui-jeong, Korean: 손 희정; born July 6, 1987) is a South Korean amateur road and track cyclist.[1] She represented her nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later helped the South Koreans capture the women's team pursuit title at the |2013 Asian Cycling Championships.
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| Full name | Son Hee-jung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road, track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Son qualified for the South Korean squad in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a single berth from the defunct UCI B World Championships. Passing through a three-hour limit and a 102.6-km mark, Son fell to the ground after a heavy collision with six other cyclists and did not finish the race.[2][3][4]
At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, Son joined her teammate Gu Sun-Geun to stand on the podium, as she handed the South Koreans a 1–2 finish with a silver medal time in 3:31:42.[5][6]
Two years later, at the 2013 Asian Cycling Championships in New Delhi, Son and her South Korean squad (led by 2012 Olympian Lee Min-Hye) posted a time of 4:41.500 to defeat Japan for the gold medal in the final match of the women's 4 km team pursuit.[7]
Major results
edit- 2011
Universiade (Road), Shenzhen (CHN)- Universiade (TTT), Shenzhen (CHN)
- 2013
Asian Championships (Track – Team pursuit), New Delhi (IND)- 2014
- 3rd
Team Pursuit, Asian Games (with Lee Chaek-Yung, Lee Ju-mi, Lee Min-hye, Na Ah-reum and Yu-ri Kim)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Son Hee-Jung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Nicole Cooke wins Britain's first gold at Beijing Olympic Games". Xinhua News Agency. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "South Korea finishes 1–2 on Shenzhen Universiade cycling event". Xinhua News Agency. China.org.cn. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "M'sian track cyclists fail to make headway at Universiade". Daily Express (Sabah). 14 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Another medal for India with Deborah in junior sprint final". The Hindu. New Delhi. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Son Hee-jung at Cycling Archives
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