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South Korean skeleton racer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jung Seung-gi (Korean: 정승기; born 27 March 1999)[1] is a South korean skeleton racer. Jung finished in ninth place in the men's skeleton at the 2019 IBSF World Championships in Whistler, and won a gold medal at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup in Winterberg. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 IBSF World Championships for the first time since Yun Sungbin’s bronze medal back in 2019.
_by_Sandro_Halank–114.jpg) Jung in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1999 Paju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Skeleton | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Gangwon Provincial Office | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Jung was born on March 27, 1999, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. In 2014, he was first introduced to the world of Skeleton sport. In 2018, Jung was one of the young Korean athletes who carried the Olympic Flag into the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[2] In 2023, Jung graduated from Catholic Kwandong University with a Bachelor's degree on Sports Rehabilitation.
| Event | Men's Skeleton | |
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| Representing South Korea | ||
 2022 Beijing |
10th | |
| Event | Men's Skeleton | |
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| Representing South Korea | ||
 2019 Whistler |
9th | |
 2020 Altenberg |
16th | |
| 2021 Altenberg |
20th | |
 2023 St.Moritz |
3rd | |
| 2024 Winterberg |
TBD | |
 2025 Lake Placid |
TBD | |
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