Catherine Seulki Kang

Catherine Seulki Kang^[1] (born 25 September 1987) is a South Korean-born Central African taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 49 kg event.^[2] On 8 August, she was defeated in the preliminary round against Lucija Zaninović of Croatia.^[3]

Catherine Seulki Kang

Personal information
Birth name	Seulki Kang
Full name	Catherine Seulki Kang
Nationality	South Korea  Central African Republic
Born	(1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 37) Gunsan, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Korean name
Hangul	강슬기
Revised Romanization	Gang Seul-gi
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Sŭlgi
Sport
Country	Central African Republic
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	Women's 49 kg
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  Central African Republic WU Taekwondo Championship 2012 Pocheon
Updated on 10 Aug 2012

Personal life

Kang was born in Gunsan, Jeonbuk province and resides at Busan in South Korea. She graduated from Gyeonggi Science High School and Woosuk University.^[4]

Career

While working as Taekwondo instructor in Belgium, Kang decided to switch nationality in 2010 to Central African Republic to try to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.^[4]

In 2012, Kang become the first taekwondo athlete to win a medal while representing Central African Republic in an international event. She won the bronze medal in the WU Taekwondo Championship 2012 which was held in her native country South Korea at Pocheon.^[5][6][7]

Kang also works as a Taekwondo coach for the Antioquia team competing in La Liga Antioqueña de Taekwondo at Medellín, Colombia.^[8][9][10]