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{{Short description|South Korean archer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Jung Dasomi
| headercolor    = lightsteelblue
| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|23 November 1990}}
| country        = {{KOR}}
| sport          = [[Archery]]
| event          = [[Recurve bow|Recurve]]
| highestranking = No. 1<ref name="World Archery 2011"/>
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[recurve archery]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Archery Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2011 World Archery Championships|2011 Turin]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Archery at the 2014 Asian Games|Individual]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Archery at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Archery Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 Asian Archery Championships|2013 Taipei]]|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Taipei|Individual}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2021 Asian Archery Championships|2021 Dhaka]]|Individual}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Archery World Cup|World Cup Final]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Archery World Cup|2011 Istanbul]] | Mixed Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2011 Summer Universiade|2011 Shenzhen]] | Team}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2011 Summer Universiade|2011 Shenzhen]] | Individual}}
|module3={{Infobox Korean name
| hangul  = 정다소미
| hanja   =
| rr      = Jeong Dasomi
| mr      = Chŏng Tasomi
| child   = yes}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Jung (Korean name)|Jung]]||lang=Korean}}
'''Jung Dasomi''' ({{Korean|hangul=정다소미}}; born 23 November 1990) is an [[Archery|archer]] from South Korea who specialises in [[Recurve bow|recurve archery]]. Jung made a highly successful debut in international archery in 2011, winning medals at the [[World Archery Championships]], [[Archery World Cup]] and [[Summer Universiade]], and concluding the year as the number one-ranked female recurve archer in the [[World Archery Rankings]]. She won two further medals in 2014 at the [[Asian Games]] before a downturn in form relegated her from the national team. Jung did not return to international archery competitions until 2018.
==Career==
===2011: Breakthrough debut===
Jung made her debut as a member of the Korean national team in 2011. She achieved her first medals at a major international tournament in the opening stage of that year's [[Archery World Cup]], where she won gold in the women's team and mixed team events and bronze in the women's individual event.<ref name="World Archery 2011">{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.org/news/100767/17-november-2011-athlete-week-jung-dasomi-kor|title=17 November 2011 - Athlete of the Week: JUNG Dasomi (KOR)|publisher=World Archery Federation|date=17 November 2011|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130165339/https://worldarchery.org/news/100767/17-november-2011-athlete-week-jung-dasomi-kor|archive-date=30 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Her first individual title came one month later at the tournament's second stage in June<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archery.org/UserFiles/Document/FITA%20website/12%20FAQ/Competition_format-e.pdf|title=WORLD CUP 2011 Rules – 2011|publisher=World Archery Federation|format=PDF|page=2|date=5 May 2011|accessdate=23 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828101602/http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/FITA%20website/12%20FAQ/Competition_format-e.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> after defeating her Korean teammate [[Ki Bo-bae]] in the final, with whom she also won a second gold medal in the women's team event.<ref name="World Archery 2011"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2011/06/600_88828.html|title=Women archers win World Cup team event|website=[[The Korea Times]]|first=Chul|last=Yoon|date=13 June 2011|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205200324/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2011/06/600_88828.html|archive-date=5 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Jung's first appearance at the [[2011 World Archery Championships|World Archery Championships]] held in July was however less successful. Her involvement in the women's individual competition ended in the quarter-finals when she suffered an unexpected loss against Georgia's [[Kristine Esebua]], and in the women's team event a surprise semi-final defeat to India saw Jung and teammates Ki and [[Han Gyeong-hee]] finish with the bronze medal.<ref name="World Archery 2011"/> The following month Jung won two medals at the [[2011 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] in August, securing another team gold with Ki and Han before concluding the women's individual event with the silver medal as runner-up to Ki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rki.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=f&menu_cate=sports&id=&board_seq=250454|title=Moisson de médailles au tir à l'arc aux Universiades d'été à 2011|language=French|website=KBS World Radio|publisher=[[Korean Broadcasting System]]|date=22 August 2011|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008160737/https://rki.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=f&menu_cate=sports&id=&board_seq=250454|archive-date=8 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September Jung contested the World Cup finals, for which she had qualified with her individual victory in the second stage in June. Jung was defeated by France's [[Bérengère Schuh]] in the bronze medal match of the individual competition, but later won gold in the mixed team event partnered with [[Oh Jin Hyek]]. Her final tournament of the year was the London Archery Classic in October, an event held as a practice competition for the forthcoming [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/iconic-london-venue-on-target-for-olympic-archery|title=Iconic London venue on target for Olympic archery|website=Olympic.org|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=11 October 2011|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201004101/https://www.olympic.org/news/iconic-london-venue-on-target-for-olympic-archery|archive-date=1 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Gold medals in both the women's individual and team competitions, combined with her performances through the year, saw her conclude 2011 at the top of the [[World Archery Rankings]] as the women's recurve number one.<ref name="World Archery 2011"/>
===2012–2018: Double Asian gold and hiatus===
Jung failed to qualify for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="World Archery 2015">{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/102323/athlete-year-archery-world-cup-winner-aida-recurve-womens-pick|title=Athlete of the Year: Archery World Cup Winner Aida Recurve Women’s Pick|publisher=World Archery Federation|date=20 February 2015|access-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008172005/https://worldarchery.sport/news/102323/athlete-year-archery-world-cup-winner-aida-recurve-womens-pick|archive-date=8 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> She did not return to the international stage until May 2014 when she contested the second stage of the [[2014 Archery World Cup]]. Described by the World Archery Federation as one of two "massive wildcards" in the Korean squad due to her extended break from the team prior to the tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/102014/korea-mean-business-arrive-medellin-world-cup-early|title=Korea mean business; arrive at Medellin World Cup early|publisher=World Archery Federation|first=Ana|last=Vasquez|date=7 May 2014|access-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011175743/https://worldarchery.sport/news/102014/korea-mean-business-arrive-medellin-world-cup-early|archive-date=11 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Jung went onto to win gold in the women's individual event, but was eliminated in the opening round at the World Cup finals held later in the year.<ref name="World Archery 2015"/>
Jung's biggest success of 2014 came at the [[2014 Asian Games|Asian Games]] in September. Entering the tournament ranked as the women's recurve world number two, she defeated teammate [[Chang Hye-Jin]] in the final to win the individual gold medal,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20140928004551315|title=S. Korea's Jung Dasomi wins individual recurve archery gold|agency=Yonhap News Agency|first1=Sojung|last1=Park|first2=Kim|last2=You Jin|date=28 September 2014|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130165341/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20140928004551315|archive-date=30 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and later partnered Chang and [[Lee Tuk-young]] to secure a second gold in the women's team competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140928000316|title=S. Korea grabs 3 archery golds|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=28 September 2014|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928112510/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140928000316|archive-date=28 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performances at the Games was recognised by the Korean Archery Association, who named her the best archer of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2016/02/136_172767.html|title=Sports briefs|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130165343/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2016/02/136_172767.html|archive-date=30 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She was additionally named as the runner-up in the World Archery Federation's poll for the female recurve Athlete of the Year for 2014.<ref name="World Archery 2015"/>
Jung would not qualify for the national team again until 2018 after a three-year spell of poor performances,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aid=3047155|title=For archer Jung Dasomi, it’s good to be back|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=20 April 2018|first=Hyo-kyung|last=Kim|accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref> and was selected to compete in the [[2018 Asian Games]] in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20180416010600315|title=Olympic archery champions to compete at Asian Games|agency=Yonhap News Agency|first=Jeeho|last=Yoo|date=16 April 2018|accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Korean archery]]
*[[List of South Korean archers]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*{{World Archery|id=11198}}
{{Asian Games Champions Archery Individual Recurve Women}}
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