Jeon Yeong-Eun (Korean: 전영은, Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌ.njʌŋ.ɯn] or [tɕʌn] [jʌŋ.ɯn]; born 24 May 1988 in Daejeon) is a South Korean race walker.[1] She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She also competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, as well as the same event at the 2011 World Championships on home soil in Daegu, and the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.[4][5]
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| Born | 24 May 1988 Daejeon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeon Yeong-Eun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Yeongeun Jeon". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Rio 2016 20km race walk women - Olympic Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Yeongeun Jeon". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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