Gu Sung-eun
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gu Sun-geun |
| Born | 19 August 1984 South Korea |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
Medal record | |
Gu Sun-geun (born 19 August 1984) is a South Korean professional racing cyclist. Having finished third in the road race in the 2007 UCI B Road World Championships and second in the time trial, Gu qualified to represent her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Gu crashed in the road race when she lost control of her bike on the wet roads, bringing others down with her. She eventually found herself falling into a concrete ditch on the side of the highway but got back on her bike to finish 59th.[2]
Palmarès
- 2002
- 2nd Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors
- 2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors
- 2004
- 2nd Scratch, 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney (AUS)
- 2005
- 3rd Pursuit, Asian Cycling Championships
- 1st Points race, Asian Cycling Championships
- 2007
- 2nd Time trial, UCI B Road World Championships
- 3rd Road Race, UCI B Road World Championships
- 3rd Road Race, Asian Cycling Championships
References
- ^ a b "Athlete Biography: GU Sungeun". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
- ^ Susan Westemeyer (10 August 2008). "Women's road race, complete live report". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
External links
- Gu Sung-eun at Cycling Archives
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