Kang Gee-eun
South Korean sport shooter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Born | (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 33) Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event(s) | Trap, double trap |
| Club | Korea Telecom Shooting Team[1] |
| Coached by | Song Nam-Jun[1] |
Kang Gee-Eun (also Gang Ji-Eun, Korean: 강 지은; born October 15, 1990, in Seoul) is a South Korean sport shooter.[1][2] She beat World Cup champion Yang Huan of China and two-time Olympian Yukie Nakayama of Japan for the gold medal in the women's trap at the 2012 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, Qatar, accumulating a score of 93 clay pigeons.[3][4] Kang is also a member of Korea Telecom Shooting Team, and is coached and trained by Song Nam-Jun.[1]
Kang represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's trap. Kang scored a total of 62 targets in the qualifying rounds by one point ahead of India's Shagun Chowdhary, finishing only in nineteenth place.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Kang Gee-Eun". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kang Gee-Eun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "ISSF Profile – Kang Gee-Eun". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Tripathi, Raajiv (21 January 2012). "Kumar clinches fifth gold for India in Asian shooting". Qatar Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Trap Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links
- NBC Olympics Profile
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