Jang Yong-ho (born April 4, 1976) is a South Korean archer.

Jang Yong-ho
Personal information
BornApril 4, 1976 (1976-04-04) (age 48)
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Victoria Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Riom Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Victoria Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Jang Yong-ho
Hangul
장용호
Hanja
張龍浩
Revised RomanizationJang Yong-ho
McCune–ReischauerChang Yong-ho

Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16. The third match was Jang's downfall, as he lost to eventual bronze medalist Tim Cuddihy of Australia. Jang placed 11th overall.[1]

Jang was also a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jang competed at the 2006 Asian Games and won a gold medal with the South Korean team.

Jang holds the world record for 90 meters with a score of 338 points shot during the 2003 World Championships, tournament where he remarkably only shot one single arrow outside the gold ring.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jang Yong-Ho: Biography and Statistics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2010-01-22.