Jang Min-hee (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The ...
: 장민희, born 5 April 1999) is a South Korean
archer
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...
. She won gold in the women's individual and team events at the
2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.
She also won the gold medal in the
women's team event at the
2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
She competed at the
2019 World Archery Youth Championships
The 2019 World Archery Youth Championships was the 17th edition of World Youth Archery Championships. The event was held in Madrid, Spain 19-25 August 2019, and was organised by World Archery. Junior events were held for those under 21, and Cade ...
in
Madrid
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,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. She won two gold medals from women's team and mixed team event, bronze medal in individual competition.
She made her Olympic debut at
2020 Summer Olympics. With her teammates
Kang Chae-young
Kang Chae-young (Hangul: 강채영, born 8 June 1996) is a South Korean archer competing in women's recurve events. She has won numerous medals in archery competitions.
Career
At the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, she won the ...
and
An San, they won gold medal in women's team event.
Two months later, she also won the gold medal in the
women's individual and
women's team
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events at the
2021 World Archery Championships held in Yankton, United States.
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
South Korean female archers
Olympic archers for South Korea
Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic medalists in archery
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
World Archery Championships medalists
21st-century South Korean women
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