Son Hee-jung

Son Hee-jung (also Son Hui-jeong, Korean: 손 희정; born July 6, 1987) is a South Korean amateur road and track cyclist.[1] She represented her nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later helped the South Koreans capture the women's team pursuit title at the |2013 Asian Cycling Championships.

Son Hee-jung
Personal information
Full nameSon Hee-jung
Born (1987-07-06) 6 July 1987
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women's road cycling
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen Road race
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen Team time trial
Women's track cycling
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 New Delhi Team pursuit
In this Korean name, the family name is Son.

Son qualified for the South Korean squad in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a single berth from the defunct UCI B World Championships. Passing through a three-hour limit and a 102.6-km mark, Son fell to the ground after a heavy collision with six other cyclists and did not finish the race.[2][3][4]

At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, Son joined her teammate Gu Sun-Geun to stand on the podium, as she handed the South Koreans a 1–2 finish with a silver medal time in 3:31:42.[5][6]

Two years later, at the 2013 Asian Cycling Championships in New Delhi, Son and her South Korean squad (led by 2012 Olympian Lee Min-Hye) posted a time of 4:41.500 to defeat Japan for the gold medal in the final match of the women's 4 km team pursuit.[7]

Major results
2011
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Universiade (Road), Shenzhen (CHN)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Universiade (TTT), Shenzhen (CHN)
2013
1st place, gold medalist(s) Asian Championships (Track – Team pursuit), New Delhi (IND)
2014
3rd Team Pursuit, Asian Games (with Lee Chaek-Yung, Lee Ju-mi, Lee Min-hye, Na Ah-reum and Yu-ri Kim)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Son Hee-Jung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "Nicole Cooke wins Britain's first gold at Beijing Olympic Games". Xinhua News Agency. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  5. "South Korea finishes 1–2 on Shenzhen Universiade cycling event". Xinhua News Agency. China.org.cn. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  6. "M'sian track cyclists fail to make headway at Universiade". Daily Express (Sabah). 14 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  7. "Another medal for India with Deborah in junior sprint final". The Hindu. New Delhi. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.


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