Jung Sun-yong

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Sun-yong

Personal information
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	정선용
Hanja	鄭善溶
Revised Romanization	Jeong Seon-yon
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Sŏn-yong
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍56 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	Silver (1996)
World Champ.	Silver (1995)
Asian Champ.	Gold (1991, 1993, 1994, Gold( 1995)
Medal record Women's judo Representing South Korea Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍56 kg World Championships Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍56 kg Bronze medal – third place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍56 kg Asian Games Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍56 kg Asian Championships Gold medal – first place 1991 Osaka ‍–‍56 kg Gold medal – first place 1993 Macau ‍–‍56 kg Gold medal – first place 1995 New Delhi ‍–‍56 kg Bronze medal – third place 1988 Damascus ‍–‍56 kg Summer Universiade Bronze medal – third place 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍56 kg
Updated on 4 June 2023

Jung Sun-Yong (born 11 March 1971) is a female South Korean judoka. At the age of 14, she was the youngest judoka ever to represent South Korea in 1985. Jung won two medals at the 1989 and 1995 World Championships, and also gained a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Jung won the Asian Championship three consecutive times, the Fukuoka International Female Judo Championship five times, and the Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris) three times. Jung retired right after the 1996 Olympics, and currently serves as a teacher in elementary school.

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