Jung Sun-Yong

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.
Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of South Korea South Korea
Women's judo
Olympic Games
Silver 1996 Atlanta Lightweight
World Championships
Bronze 1989 Belgrade -56 kg
Silver 1995 Chiba -56 kg
Asian Games
Gold 1994 Hiroshima -56 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze 1988 Damascus -56 kg
Gold 1991 Osaka -56 kg
Gold 1993 Macau -56 kg
Gold 1995 New Delhi -56 kg
Jung Sun-Yong
Hangul 정선용
Hanja 鄭善溶

Jung Sun-Yong (born March 11, 1971) is a female South Korean judoka.

At the age of 14, she was the youngest judoka ever to represent South Korea in 1985.

Jung won two medals at the 1989 and 1995 World Championships, and also gained a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Jung won the Asian Championship three consecutive times, the Fukuoka International Female Judo Championship five times, and the Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris) three times.

She retired right after the 1996 Olympics, and currently serves as a teacher in elementary school.

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