Hong Jeong-ho (handballer)
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| Born |
(1974年05月06日) 6 May 1974 (age 50) Jeju, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998–2000 | Bækkelagets SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Slagelse FH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omron Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1992–2008 | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hong Jeong-Ho (born May 6, 1974) is a retired South Korean team handball player, Olympic and World champion. She is now based in Seoul and is involved in youth handball and also an expert commentator on TV.[1]
International career
[edit ]She received gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, playing for the Korean national team.[2] She received a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She received a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In total she played 18 matches in her three Olympic games and scored a total of 77 goals.[3] With her national team she also won the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship.[4]
Club career
[edit ]During her career she played for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK, Danish club Slagelse FH and Japanese club Omron Handball. She won the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1998/1999 with Bækkelagets SK and the Women's EHF Cup with Slagelse FH in 2002/2003. With Bækkelagets SK she won the Norwegian League in 1998 and with Slagelse FH she won the Danish championship in 2002/2003.
Individual honors
[edit ]- Top scorer of the 1993 World Women's Handball Championship with 58 goals.
- All Star Team, Best Right Back: 1996 Summer Olympics
- South Korea's top scorer at 2008 Summer Olympics with 44 goals
References
[edit ]- ^ "Norges Håndballforbund".
- ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008年08月23日 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 23, 2008)
- ^ Hong Jeong Ho at Sports Reference
- ^ International Handball Federation
External links
[edit ]- Hong Jeong-ho at the European Handball Federation Edit on Wikidata
- Hong Jeong-ho at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
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- Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
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