Park Hyung-jun

Park Hyung-jun (also Park Hyeong-jin, Korean: 박 형진; born April 29, 1983, in Gyeongsangbuk-do) is a South Korean triple jumper.[1] He represented South Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also spanned his best jump of 16.66 metres from the men's college national championships at Chungbuk Science High School in Jecheon.[2]

For Mayor of Busan, see Park Heong-joon.
Park Hyung-jun
Personal information
Full namePark Hyung-jun
Nationality South Korea
Born (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983
Gyeongsangbuk-do, South
Korea
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 16.66 (2004)
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park qualified for the South Korean squad in the men's triple jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Four months before the Games, he set a career personal best and an Olympic B-standard jump of 16.66 metres at the college national championships in Jecheon to secure a berth on the South Korean athletics team.[2][3] Park got off to a rugged start with a foul until he spanned a top qualifying jump of 15.84 on his second attempt, falling short of a personal best by 82 centimetres. Since his third jump spurred another foul, Park ended up in thirty-ninth against an immense roster of forty-eight athletes, and did not advance past the qualifying round.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Hyung-jun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. "[아테네올림픽]'세단뛰기 천재' 박형진과 그를 키우는 박영준교수" [Athens: Father and professor Park Young-jun raised his son Park Hyung-jun to become a triple jump "genius"] (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. "세단뛰기 박형진, 올림픽 출전권 획득" [Triple jumper Park Hyung-jun acquires the Olympic berth] (in Korean). Imaeil.com. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's Triple Jump Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. "올림픽육상, 베켈레, 10,000ｍ 금" [Olympics: Athletics – Bekele takes the 10,000m gold] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2015.


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