Kang Un-ju

North Korean archer

Kang Un-ju
Personal information
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
강은주
Revised RomanizationGang Eunju
McCune–ReischauerKang Ŭnju
Sport
Country North Korea
SportArchery
Eventrecurve
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  North Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Updated on 10 September 2015.

Kang Un-ju (Korean: 강은주; Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.ɯn.dzu]; born 1 February 1995) is a North Korean recurve archer.[2]

Kang made her debut in international competition at the 2013 Archery World Cup qualifying round in Shanghai, China, and later that year joined the 2013 World Archery Championships in Antalya, Turkey. She also participated in archery at the 2014 Asian Games.[3] The following year she competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]

Kang, a resident of Pyongyang, is right-handed.[4]

See also

  • flagNorth Korea portal
  • Sports portal

References

  1. ^ a b "KANG Un Ju". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2015 World Archery Championships: Entries by country" (PDF). ianseo.net. pp. 7–18. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ <아시안게임 D-3> 북한 양궁 '비밀병기'는 19세 강은주 [Asian Games three days away; North Korea's 'secret weapon' is 19-year-old Kang Un-ju] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Kang Un Ju". World Archery. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

External links

  • Kang Un Ju at the World Archery Federation Edit this at Wikidata
  • KANG Un Ju at Olympics.com
  • "Results - Womens Individual - Archery - Rio 2016 - Olympics - BBC Sport". bbc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  • "Athletes of Koreas show friendlier side during Rio Olympics". UPI.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  • "South defeats North Korea in Olympic archery | NK News - North Korea News". NK News. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  • "Un Ju Kang in Archery - Olympics: Day 4 1 of 1". Zimbio. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  • "www.nbcolympics.com/news/womens-individual-archery-south-korea-dominates-again-coming-away-two-medals". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  • "Recurve Women Team Bronze - Stage 1 : Shanghai - archery World Cup 2014". YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2019.


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