Park Hyung-jun (also ''Park Hyeong-jin'', ; born April 29, 1983, in

Gyeongsangbuk-do North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

) is a South Korean triple jumper. He represented

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at the

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, and also spanned his best jump of 16.66 metres from the men's college national championships at Chungbuk Science High School in

Jecheon Jecheon (; ) is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The city is a major railway junction or a transportation mecca, served by the Jungang, Chungbuk and Taebaek Lines. Jecheon has scenic surroundings and several tourist spots lik ...

. Park qualified for the South Korean squad in the men's triple jump at the

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. Four months before the Games, he set a career personal best and an Olympic B-standard jump of 16.66 metres at the college national championships in

to secure a berth on the South Korean athletics team. Park got off to a rugged start with a foul until he spanned a top qualifying jump of 15.84 on his second attempt, falling short of a personal best by 82 centimetres. Since his third jump spurred another foul, Park ended up in thirty-ninth against an immense roster of forty-eight athletes, and did not advance past the qualifying round.

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* 1983 births Living people South Korean male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Gyeongsang Province 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub