Kang Yu-jeong

Kang Yu-jeong (born 2 August 1996) is a South Korean judoka.^[1][2] She represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 48 kg event.^[3]

Kang Yu-jeong

Personal information
Born	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 29)
Occupation	Judoka
Korean name
Hangul	강유정
RR	Gang Yujeong
MR	Kang Yujŏng
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R32 (2020)
World Champ.	R16 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Asian Champ.	(2015, 2017)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  South Korea Asian Championships 2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍48 kg 2017 Hong Kong ‍–‍48 kg IJF Grand Slam 2018 Paris ‍–‍48 kg 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg IJF Grand Prix 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍48 kg 2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍48 kg 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍48 kg 2019 Antalya ‍–‍48 kg Asian Cadet Championships 2013 Hainan ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	17782
JudoInside.com	47887
Updated on 26 November 2022

As a first-year student at Museon Middle School [ko] in Yeosu, Kang won a gold medal in the 42 kg category at the 38th National Junior Sports Festival in 2009.^[4] She subsequently attended Yeosu Information Science High School [ko].^[5] As of 2019^[update], she represented the Suncheon City Hall team in domestic competition.^[6] She is the silver medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the ‍–‍48 kg category.^[7]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.