Jang Jeong-min

Jang Jeong-min (born 10 November 1994) is a South Korean rugby sevens player.^[1] He competed for South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Jang Jeong-min

Date of birth	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 30)
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– South Korea (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2017– South Korea
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Early career

Jang was in middle school when he discovered rugby and decided to join his school's rugby club.^[2] He continued playing rugby at Yonsei University.^[2]

Rugby career

Jang was a member of the South Korean sevens team that competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[3][4] He also represented South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.^[5]

In 2023, He was selected in the South Korean fifteens squad for the Asia Rugby Championship in June.^[6] Later in September that year, he competed in rugby sevens at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.^[7] He scored a brace of tries to help his side beat China in the semi-final and secure a spot in the gold medal playoff.^[7] They eventually won silver after their 14–7 loss to Hong Kong in the final.^[8][9]