Jang Yong-ho
Personal information
BornApril 4, 1976 (1976-04-04) (age 47)
Medal record
Men's archery
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 VictoriaTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 New YorkTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 RiomTeam
Bronze medal – third place1997 VictoriaIndividual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaTeam
Jang Yong-ho
Hangul
장용호
Hanja
張龍浩
Revised RomanizationJang Yong-ho
McCune–ReischauerChang Yong-ho

Jang Yong-ho (born April 4, 1976) is a South Korean archer.

Jang competed for Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16. The third match was Jang's downfall, as he lost to eventual bronze medalist Tim Cuddihy of Australia. Jang placed 11th overall.[1]

Jang was also a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jang competed at the 2006 Asian Games and won a gold medal with the South Korean team.

Jang holds the world record for 90 meters with a score of 338 points shot during the 2003 World Championships, tournament where he remarkably only shot one single arrow outside the gold ring.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jang Yong-Ho: Biography and Statistics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
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