Jang Jae-keun
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
| Asian Championships | ||
| File:Gold medal icon (G initial).svg | 1985 Jakarta | 200 m |
| File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg | 1983 Kuwait City | 200 m |
| File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg | 1985 Jakarta | 100 m |
| File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg | 1985 Jakarta | 4×100 m |
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Jang Jae-Geun (born 2 January 1962) is a Korean former sprinter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] Jang was the first Korean sprinter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He was also the first Asian athletics medalist at the World University Games. He later became a coach at the Seoul City Hall.[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jang Jae-keun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "혜성처럼 나타난 육상 스타, 장재근" [Jang Jae-geun, the track and field star who appeared like a comet] (in 한국어). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- South Korean male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for South Korea
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen