Jung Jin-hwa

Jung Jin-Hwa (also Jeong Jin-Hwa, Korean: 정진화; born May 25, 1989, in Ulsan) is a modern pentathlete from South Korea.[2] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished eleventh in the men's event, tying for the best result for a South Korean with Kim Mi-Seop at Atlanta in 1996.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.
Jung Jin-Hwa
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989
Ulsan, South Korea
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Coached byNam Kyung-Guk[1]
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rome Relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow Relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cairo Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Alexandria Relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cairo Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rome Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kaohsiung Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Moscow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cairo Team
Bronze medal – third place2023 BathTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Individual
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team

Jung also won an individual bronze medal at the 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Rome, Italy, finishing behind the Russians, world champion Aleksander Lesun and two-time Olympic champion Andrey Moiseev.

At the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 13th place.[2]

References
  1. "Jinhwa Jung". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeong Jin-Hwa. Original name: 정 진화. Other name: Jung Jin-Hwa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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