Gu Sung-eun

Gu Sung-eun (born 19 August 1984) is a South Korean professional racing cyclist.

Gu Sung-eun

Personal information
Full name	Gu Sung-eun
Born	(1984-08-19) 19 August 1984 (age 41) South Korea
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)[1]
Team information
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Professional team
2013	Orica–AIS
Medal record Representing  South Korea Women's track cycling UCI Junior World Championships 2002 Melbourne Points race 2002 Melbourne Scratch Asian Cycling Championships 2005 Ludhiana Points race 2005 Ludhiana Team pursuit 2003 Changwon Elimination race 2003 Changwon Team pursuit 2007 Bangkok Scratch 2003 Changwon Scratch 2005 Ludhiana Individual pursuit 2007 Bangkok Keirin Women's road bicycle racing UCI B World Championships 2007 Cape Town Individual time trial 2007 Cape Town Road race Asian Cycling Championships 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Road race 2012 Kuala Lumpur Road race 2007 Bangkok Road race 2014 Astana Road race Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Road race

Career

Having finished third in the road race in the 2007 UCI B 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]

Major results

Source:^[3]

2002

UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships

2nd Points race

2nd Scratch

2003

Asian Track Championships

2nd Elimination race

2nd Team pursuit

3rd Scratch

2004

2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney

2005

Asian Track Championships

1st Points race

1st Team pursuit

3rd Individual pursuit

2007

UCI B World Championships

2nd Time trial

3rd Road race

Asian Track Championships

2nd Scratch

3rd Keirin

3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships

2011

1st Road race, Summer Universiade

2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships

2012

2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships

9th Overall Tour of Thailand

2014

3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships

2015

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2020

2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Kim Hyun-ji)