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Jeon Yeong-eun
Personal information
Born (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 36)
Daejeon, South Korea
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 20 km walk
Updated on 29 August 2015

Jeon Yeong-Eun (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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Yeongeun Jeon". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 20km race walk women - Olympic Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Yeongeun Jeon". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.


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