JANG Jun

Republic of Korea
Taekwondo
16 Apr 2000
23
Male
1.83/6'0''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TKW Taekwondo Men's -58Kg 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 3
Men's -58Kg Round of 16
#3207
KOR
JANG JJANG Jun
2
SRI
LIYANAGE CSLLIYANAGE Chalinda Sampath Liyanage
0
Finished
Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 1
Men's -58Kg Quarterfinal
#1213
KOR
JANG JJANG Jun
2
TPE
HUANG YXHUANG Yu Xiang
0
Finished
Followed by 		Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 1
Men's -58Kg Semifinal
#1216
KOR
JANG JJANG Jun
2
AFG
REZAEE MREZAEE Mohsen
0
Finished
Followed by 		Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 2
Men's -58Kg Gold Medal Contest
#2223
KOR
JANG JJANG Jun
2
IRI
HAJIMOUSAEINAFOUTIHAJIMOUSAEINAFOUTI Mahdi
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
3Men's Flyweight -58kg2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
1Men's Flyweight 54-58kg2019Manchester, GBR
2Men's Flyweight 54-58kg2022Guadalajara, MEX
Grand Prix Final
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2022Riyadh, KSA
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2018Fujairah, UAE
2Men's Flyweight -58kg2019Moscow, RUS
Grand Prix
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2022Rome, ITA
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2019Sofia, BUL
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2019Chiba, JPN
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2019Rome, ITA
1Men's Flyweight -58kg2018Moscow, RUS
3Men's Flyweight -58kg2023Rome, ITA
3Men's Flyweight -58kg2018Taoyuan, TPE
QuarterfinalMen's Flyweight -58kg2023Paris, FRA
QuarterfinalMen's Flyweight -58kg2022Paris, FRA
Round 2Men's Flyweight -58kg2018Manchester, GBR
Round 1Men's Flyweight -58kg2017Moscow, RUS
Asian Championships
1Men's Finweight -54kg2018Ho Chi Minh City, VIE
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
1Men's Flyweight 54-58kg2017Ashgabat, TKM
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Watching YouTube clips, gaming. (KUSF Naver blog, 22 Jul 2022)
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Athlete
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Korea National Sport University, Seoul, KOR
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Korean
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Korea Gas Corporation [KOGAS] [Seoul, KOR]
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Shin Jae-Hyun [club], KOR
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He was troubled by a sprained right ankle and an injury to his left shin at the 2019 World Championships in Manchester, England. (koreataekwondo, 16 May 2019)

He fractured his finger at the 2018 World Cup Team Championships in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (sportschosun, 26 Nov 2018)

He suffered a dislocated finger at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Burnaby, BC, Canada. (post, 27 Jun 2019)
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He took up the sport at age seven. He began competing at age 11. (KUSF Naver blog, 22 Jul 2022)
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He was influenced by his older brother and got involved in the sport as a hobby. His father encouraged him to become a taekwondo athlete as he had participated in competitions since grade four of primary school. (post, 27 Jun 2019)
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To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (KUSF Naver blog, 22 Jul 2022)
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Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (KUSF Naver blog, 22 Jul 2022)
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Korean figure skater Yuna Kim. (KUSF Naver blog, 22 Jul 2022)
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In 2020 he received the Sports Grand Award at the 66th Korean Sport and Olympic Committee [KSOC] Sports Awards. (star, 12 Feb 2020)

He was presented with the Male Athlete of the Year Award at the 2019 World Taekwondo [WT] Gala Awards in Moscow, Russian Federation. (insidethegames, 07 Dec 2019)

He was named the Most Valuable Player [MVP] in the men's event at the 2019 World Championships in Manchester, England. (ocasia, 20 May 2019; en9)
Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event