Hong Jeong-Ho | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Jeju, South Korea | 6 May 1974||
Nationality | South Korean | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Retired | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1998-2000 | Bækkelagets SK | ||
2000-2003 | Slagelse FH | ||
Omron Handball | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | ||
1992–2008 | South Korea | ||
Medal record |
Hong Jeong-Ho (born May 6, 1974 in Jeju Province, South Korea) is a retired South Korean team handball player, Olympic and World champion. She is now based in Seoul and is involved in youth handball and also an expert commentator on TV. [1]
She received gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, playing for the Korean national team. [2] She received a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She received a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In total she played 18 matches in her three Olympic games and scored a total of 77 goals. [3] With her national team she also won the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship. [4]
During her career she played for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK, Danish club Slagelse FH and Japanese club Omron Handball. She won the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1998/1999 with Bækkelagets SK and the Women's EHF Cup with Slagelse FH in 2002/2003. With Bækkelagets SK she won the Norwegian League in 1998 and with Slagelse FH she won the Danish championship in 2002/2003.