Jang Jae-keun

Jang Jae-keun
Medal record
Men's athletics
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Kuwait City 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta 4×100 m

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "혜성처럼 나타난 육상 스타, 장재근" [Jang Jae-geun, the track and field star who appeared like a comet] (in Korean). Retrieved 16 October 2024.


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