Cho Youn-jeong

Cho Youn-jeong (Korean: 조윤정; born September 29, 1969) is a South Korean archer. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, she achieved both her gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also won an individual silver medal at the 1993 World Archery Championships, as well as a gold medal with the team.[1]

This article is about an archer. For the tennis player, see Cho Yoon-jeong. For the gymnast, see Cho Yoon-jung.
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.
Cho Youn-jeong
Personal information
Native name조•윤정
Born (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportArchery
Event(s)Recurve
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women’s archery
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaIndividual
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 KrakowTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 AntalyaIndividual
Cho Youn-jeong
Hangul
조윤정
Revised RomanizationJo Yunjeong
McCune–ReischauerCho Yunjŏng

1992 Summer Olympics

Cho contested the 1992 Summer Olympics as a member of the South Korean women's archery team with Kim Soo-nyung and Lee Eun-kyung. During the ranking round of the women's individual competition she set two Olympic records, scoring 338 points from a distance of 70 metres and 345 points from a distance of 60 metres.[2] Cho and her teammates' total combined score of 4,094 points was additionally a new Olympic record for the women's team competition.[3]: 107 

Cho defeated Kim, the defending Olympic champion, in the final of the women's individual event, outshooting her teammate by seven points to claim the gold medal.[4] She later achieved her second gold medal in the women's team event after the South Korean team defeated China.[5]

References
  1. "Cho Youn Jeong". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. Sternberg, Dave (1 August 1992). "THE XXV OLYMPIAD: DAY 7 WRAPUP". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992: Volume IV" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. International Olympic Committee. 1992. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Olympic Round-Up: Records for Cho". The Independent. 3 August 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS : DAILY REPORT : ARCHERY : South Korean Women Prevail; Spain Tops Men's Competition". Los Angeles Times. 5 August 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


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