Track & Field Team takes five medals including four golds, and Kim Myung-ji tops four events
Competed as district representatives in judo, ssireum and wrestling, taking home a total of 13 medals
[October 23, 2019]
<YU athletes who won a total of 13 medals including 8 golds, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 100th National Sports Festival>
YU (President Sur Gil-soo) athletes demonstrated top-notch skills becoming stars of the 100th National Sports Festival that ended on the 10th.
YU athletes participated as district representatives for the 100th National Sports Festival held in Seoul from the 4th to 10th and won eight gold medals, one silver and four bronze medals in track & field, judo, ssireum, and wrestling to take home a total of 13 medals.
The YU track & field team (Coach Son Sang-young, photo above) swept a total of five medals including four gold medals, proving that they are the strongest college track and field team. In particular, Kim Myung-ji (20), a sophomore in the Department of Special Physical Education took first place in the women’s 200m, 400m and 400m relay and 1,600m relay to win a total of four gold medals. Lee Hyun-jung (21, junior in the Department of Special Physical Education) also won two gold medals win the 400m relay and 1,600m relay. In the 400m relay, Song Yoo-jin (22, senior in the Department of Special Physical Education) and Shin So-jeong (19, freshman in the Department of Sports Science), and in the 1,600m relay, Kim Ji-young (21, junior in the Department of Special Physical Education) also won gold medals. In the 400m men’s relay, Baek Min-soo (22, senior in the Department of Sports Science) and Cheon Ha-rim (19, freshman in the Department of Special Physical Education) won bronze medals.
In wrestling (Coach Kim Ik-hee, photo above), YU also won four medals. In wrestling Han Hyun-soo (21, junior in the Department of Special Physical Education, 97kg class) and Moon Jin-woo (19, sophomore in the Department of Sports Science, 70kg class) won gold medals, while Ahn Jae-yong (22, 57kg class) and Kim Ha-neul (22, both seniors in the Department of Sports Science, 65kg class) won bronze medals.
In ssireum (Coach Heo Yong, photo above), Park Chan-joo (21, junior in the Department of Special Physical Education) won the jangsa-class gold medal and Kim Sung-young (22, senior in the Department of Sports Science) won the gyeongjang-class silver medal, while Lee Jae-seop (21, junior in the Department of Special Physical Education) won the sojang-class bronze medal. In judo (Coach Lee Jung-hwa, photo below), Jung Min-cheol (22, senior in the Department of Sports SCience) won the gold medal in the 100kg class.
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “The students athletes had to work hard to keep up in school and practice. I am very proud of our students who were selected as regional representatives to uplift the honor of our university.”
