Jung Dasomi

Jung Dasomi (Hangul: 정다소미; born 23 November 1990) is an archer from South Korea who specialises in recurve archery. Jung made a highly successful debut in international archery in 2011, winning medals at the World Archery Championships, Archery World Cup and Summer Universiade, and concluding the year as the number one-ranked female recurve archer in the World Archery Rankings. She won two further medals in 2014 at the Asian Games before a downturn in form relegated her from the national team. Jung did not return to international archery competitions until 2018.

Jung Dasomi
Personal information
Born23 November 1990 (1990-11-23) (age 29)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportArchery
Event(s)Recurve
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1[1]
Korean name
Hangul
정다소미
Revised RomanizationJeong Dasomi
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jung.

Career

2011: Breakthrough debut

Jung first qualified for the South Korean national team in 2011 and won her first international medals at the first stage of the 2011 Archery World Cup in Porec, earning gold medals in the women's team and mixed team events and defeating teammate Ki Bo-bae to bronze in the women's individual tournament.[1] She won her maiden individual title at the second stage in Antalya, again by defeating Ki, along with a second gold in the women's team competition.[1][2] Jung later participated at the 2011 Summer Universiade, winning a silver medal in the women's individual event before securing gold medal with Ki Bo-bae and Han Gyeong-hee in the women's team event.[3]

In July, Jung made her first appearance at the World Archery Championships held in Turin. She suffered two surprise defeats during the competition, with elimination from the women's individual event in the quarter-finals by Georgia's Kristine Esebua being followed by a semi-final defeat in the women's team tournament against India. Jung and teammates Ki Bo-bae and Han Gyeong-hee recovered to achieve a bronze medal in the third-place match.[1] Jung rounded out the year with two gold medals in October's London Archery Classic, the practice event held at Lord's Cricket Ground to prepare for the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Jung winning in both the women's individual and team competitions.[4] Her performances saw her rise to the top of the World Archery Rankings following the conclusion of the London Archery Classic, ending the year as the women's recurve number one.[1]

2014–2018: Double Asian gold and hiatus

In 2014 Jung competed at the Asian Games, defeating teammate Chang Hye-jin in the final of the women's individual event to earn the gold medal. She won a second gold medal in the women's team competition, combining with Chang and Lee Tuk-young to record a comfortable victory over their Chinese opponents in the final.[5][6] Her performances at the Games was recognised by the Korean Archery Association, who named her the best archer of 2014.[7]

Jung would not qualify for the national team again until 2018 after a three-year spell of poor performances,[8] and was selected to compete in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[9]

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See also

References
  1. "17 November 2011 - Athlete of the Week: JUNG Dasomi (KOR)". World Archery Federation. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Yoon, Chul (13 June 2011). "Women archers win World Cup team event". The Korea Times. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "Moisson de médailles au tir à l'arc aux Universiades d'été à 2011". KBS World Radio (in French). Korean Broadcasting System. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. "Iconic London venue on target for Olympic archery". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. Park, Sojung; You Jin, Kim (28 September 2014). "S. Korea's Jung Dasomi wins individual recurve archery gold". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "S. Korea grabs 3 archery golds". The Korea Herald. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. "Sports briefs". The Korea Times. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. Kim, Hyo-kyung (20 April 2018). "For archer Jung Dasomi, it's good to be back". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. Yoo, Jeeho (16 April 2018). "Olympic archery champions to compete at Asian Games". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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