Jung Jin-hwa

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 place2012 RomeRelay
Gold medal – first place2015 BerlinTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowRelay
Gold medal – first place2017 CairoIndividual
Gold medal – first place2019 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 AlexandriaRelay
Silver medal – second place2019 BudapestRelay
Silver medal – second place2021 CairoRelay
Bronze medal – third place2012 RomeIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2012 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 KaohsiungTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 MoscowIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2016 MoscowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 CairoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 BathTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonTeam

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]

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. 1 2 "Jinhwa Jung". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. 1 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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