Park Jae-myong

Park Jae-myong

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Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Amman Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Colombo Javelin throw

Park Jae-myong (Korean박재명; born 15 December 1981) is a South Korean javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 83.99 metres, achieved in March 2004 in Wellington. This is the current South Korean record.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  South Korea
1999 Asian Junior Championships Singapore 3rd 68.05 m
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 3rd 72.36 m
2001 East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 3rd 71.44 m
Universiade Beijing, China 13th (q) 69.83 m
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd 79.22 m
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 4th 78.27 m
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 4th 74.72 m
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 4th 72.55 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 5th 73.10 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 29th (q) 72.70 m
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 1st 79.30 m
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 2nd 75.77 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 17th 76.63 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 79.29 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (q) 78.16 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 2nd 79.92 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 2nd 80.19 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 8th 74.68 m

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2000 – 75.87
  • 2001 – 76.00
  • 2002 – 80.96
  • 2003 – 81.46
  • 2004 – 83.99
  • 2005 – 78.87
  • 2006 – 79.96
  • 2007 – 80.38
  • 2008 – 81.42
  • 2009 – 83.10
  • 2010 – 80.11
  • 2011 – 80.19
  • 2012 – 78.60
  • 2013 – 79.71
  • 2014 – 78.69

References