Jang Jun

South Korean taekwondo practitioner

Jang Jun

Personal information

Nationality| South Korean
Born|  (2000-04-16) April 16, 2000 (age 25)
Height| 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight| 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport| Taekwondo
Event| Flyweight
University team| Korea National Sport University
Club| KOGAS
Coached by| Jae-hyun Shin

Medal record

Men's taekwondo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | 58 kg
World Championships
| 2019 Manchester | 58 kg
| 2022 Guadalajara | 58 kg
Asian Games
| 2022 Hangzhou | 58 kg
Grand Slam
| 2018 Wuxi | 58 kg
| 2017 Wuxi | 58 kg
| 2022 Wuxi | 58 kg
Grand Prix
| 2018 Moscow | 58 kg
| 2018 Fujairah (F) | 58 kg
| 2019 Rome | 58 kg
| 2019 Chiba | 58 kg
| 2019 Sofia | 58 kg
| 2022 Rome | 58 kg
| 2022 Riyadh (F) | 58 kg
| 2019 Moscow (F) | 58 kg
| 2023 Taiyuan | 58 kg
| 2018 Taoyuan | 58 kg
| 2023 Rome | 58 kg
Asian Championships
| 2018 Ho Chi Minh City | 54 kg
| 2024 Da Nang | 63 kg
World Junior Championships
| 2016 Burnaby | 51 kg

Updated on 29 May 2024

Jang Jun (born April 16, 2000) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships on the -54 kg weight category, and has won two World Taekwondo Grand Prix titles in 2018.[2] He has been licensed to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.

He won the silver medal in the men's flyweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

He is part of KOGAS Taekwondo Team.

## References

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1. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
2. ^ Supplies, Martial Arts Tournament Management Systems and. "Martial Arts Registration Online - ASIAN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 - WTF G4". www.ma-regonline.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.

## External links

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* Jang Jun profile at World Taekwondo
* Jang Jun ranking at World Taekwondo
* Jang Jun at TaekwondoData.com
* Jang Jun at Olympics.com
* Jang Jun at Olympedia

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World Champions in Taekwondo – Men's Flyweight

* 1975:  Han You-keun (KOR)
* 1977:  Ha Suk-kwang (KOR)
* 1979:  Yang Ki-mo (KOR)
* 1982:  Jeon Woong-hwan (KOR)
* 1983:  Ko Jeong-ho (KOR)
* 1985:  Kim Young-sik (KOR)
* 1987:  Kang Chang-mo (KOR)
* 1989:  Kim Cheol-ho (KOR)
* 1991:  Kim Cheol-ho (KOR)
* 1993:  Javier Argudo (ESP)
* 1995:  Cihat Kutluca (TUR)
* 1997:  Jin Seung-tae (KOR)
* 1999:  Yoon Jong-il (KOR)
* 2001:  Behzad Khodadad (IRI)
* 2003:  Chu Mu-yen (TPE)
* 2005:  Ko Seok-hwa (KOR)
* 2007:  Juan Antonio Ramos (ESP)
* 2009:  Joel González (ESP)
* 2011:  Joel González (ESP)
* 2013:  Cha Tae-moon (KOR)
* 2015:  Farzan Ashourzadeh (IRI)
* 2017:  Jeong Yun-jo (KOR)
* 2019:  Jang Jun (KOR)
* 2022:  Vito Dell'Aquila (ITA)
* 2023:  Bae Jun-seo (KOR)

* 1975–1977: −53 kg
* 1979–1983: −52 kg
* 1985–1997: −54 kg
* 1999–present: −58 kg

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*[KOR]: South Korea
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