Catherine Seulki Kang

Catherine Seulki Kang[1] (born 25 September 1987) is a South Korean-born Central African taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 49 kg event.[2] On 8 August, she was defeated in the preliminary round against Lucija Zaninović of Croatia.[3]

Catherine Seulki Kang
Personal information
Birth nameSeulki Kang
Full nameCatherine Seulki Kang
Nationality South Korea
 Central African Republic
Born (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987
Gunsan, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
강슬기
Revised RomanizationGang Seul-gi
McCune–ReischauerKang Sŭlgi
Sport
Country Central African Republic
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Women's 49 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Central African Republic
WU Taekwondo Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 Pocheon
Updated on 10 Aug 2012.

Personal life

Kang was born in Gunsan, Jeonbuk province and resides at Busan in South Korea. She graduated from Gyeonggi Science High School and Woosuk University.[4]

Career

While working as Taekwondo instructor in Belgium, Kang decided to switch nationality in 2010 to Central African Republic to try to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.[4]

In 2012, Kang become the first taekwondo athlete to win a medal while representing Central African Republic in an international event. She won the bronze medal in the WU Taekwondo Championship 2012 which was held in her native country South Korea at Pocheon.[5][6][7]

Kang also works as a Taekwondo coach for the Antioquia team competing in La Liga Antioqueña de Taekwondo at Medellín, Colombia.[8][9][10]

References
  1. "Londres 2012: Les olympiens de Centrafrique au quotidien". Journal de Bangui. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. "London 2012 – Women's -49kg results". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. "[런던 her story] "나는 전자호구도 없는 가난한 중앙아프리카共 태권도 국대다" 강슬기 왈칵 울었다". Seoul.co. 10 August 2012.
  5. "KANG, Catherine (Seul-Ki)". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. "2012 WUC Taekwondo Update: Final Day of Competitions". FISU. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. Woo, Yong-hee (1 August 2012). "중앙아프리카 올림픽대표 KANG 국제대회 첫 메달리스트 화재". Newscani.
  8. "Con Seulki Kang se efectuó campamento de taekwondo". La Crónica del Quindío. 1 June 2016.
  9. Gomez Marin, John Eric (27 April 2013). "Taekwondo es el idioma de Kang en Antioquia". El Colombiano.
  10. Álvarez Hincapie, Merllyn (26 April 2013). "Taekwondo con cultura coreana". El Mundo (Colombia).


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