Gu Sung-eun

Gu Sung-eun

Personal information
Full name	Gu Sung-eun
Born	(1984-08-19) 19 August 1984 South Korea
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Team information
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Professional team
2013	Orica–AIS
Medal record Representing South Korea Women's track cycling UCI Junior World Championships Silver medal – second place 2002 Melbourne Points race Silver medal – second place 2002 Melbourne Scratch Asian Cycling Championships Gold medal – first place 2005 Ludhiana Points race Gold medal – first place 2005 Ludhiana Team pursuit Silver medal – second place 2003 Changwon Elimination race Silver medal – second place 2003 Changwon Team pursuit Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Scratch Bronze medal – third place 2003 Changwon Scratch Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ludhiana Individual pursuit Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Keirin Women's road bicycle racing UCI B World Championships Silver medal – second place 2007 Cape Town Individual time trial Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cape Town Road race Asian Cycling Championships Silver medal – second place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Road race Silver medal – second place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Road race Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Road race Bronze medal – third place 2014 Astana Road race Universiade Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Road race

Gu Sung-eun (born 19 August 1984) is a South Korean professional racing cyclist.

Career

Having finished third in the road race in the 2007 UCI B World Championships and second in the time trial, Gu qualified to represent her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Gu crashed in the road race when she lost control of her bike on the wet roads, bringing others down with her. She eventually found herself falling into a concrete ditch on the side of the highway but got back on her bike to finish 59th.

Major results

Source:

2002

UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships

2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Points race

2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Scratch

2003

Asian Track Championships

2nd File:Silver medal asia.svg Elimination race

2nd File:Silver medal asia.svg Team pursuit

3rd File:Bronze medal asia.svg Scratch

2004

2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney

2005

Asian Track Championships

1st File:Gold medal asia.svg Points race

1st File:Gold medal asia.svg Team pursuit

3rd File:Bronze medal asia.svg Individual pursuit

2007

UCI B World Championships

2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Time trial

3rd File:Bronze medal blank.svg Road race

Asian Track Championships

2nd File:Silver medal asia.svg Scratch

3rd File:Bronze medal asia.svg Keirin

3rd File:Bronze medal asia.svg Road race, Asian Road Championships

2011

1st File:Gold medal blank.svg Road race, Summer Universiade

2nd File:Silver medal asia.svg Road race, Asian Road Championships

2012

2nd File:Silver medal asia.svg Road race, Asian Road Championships

9th Overall Tour of Thailand

2014

3rd File:Bronze medal asia.svg Road race, Asian Road Championships

2015

1st File:South Korean NC.png Road race, National Road Championships

2020

2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Kim Hyun-ji)

External links

• Gu Sung-eun at ProCyclingStats