Catherine Seulki Kang Explained

Full Name:	Catherine Seulki Kang
Birth Name:	Seulki Kang
Nationality:
Birth Date:	25 September 1987
Birth Place:	Gunsan, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height:	170 cm
Weight:	49 kg
Country:
Sport:	Taekwondo
Event:	Women's 49 kg
Updated:	10 Aug 2012
Module:	Hangul: 강슬기 Mr: Kang Sŭlgi Rr: Gang Seul-gi Child: yes

Catherine Seulki Kang^[1] (born 25 September 1987) is a South Korean-born Central African taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 49 kg event.^[2] On 8 August, she was defeated in the preliminary round against Lucija Zaninović of Croatia.^[3]

Personal life

Kang was born in Gunsan, Jeonbuk province and resides at Busan in South Korea. She graduated from Gyeonggi Science High School and Woosuk University.

Career

While working as Taekwondo instructor in Belgium, Kang decided to switch nationality in 2010 to Central African Republic to try to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.^[4]

In 2012, Kang become the first taekwondo athlete to win a medal while representing Central African Republic in an international event. She won the bronze medal in the WU Taekwondo Championship 2012 which was held in her native country South Korea at Pocheon.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Kang also works as a Taekwondo coach for the Antioquia team competing in La Liga Antioqueña de Taekwondo at Medellín, Colombia.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. News: Londres 2012: Les olympiens de Centrafrique au quotidien. Journal de Bangui. 3 August 2008. 11 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708103903/http://www.journaldebangui.com/article.php?aid=2990. 8 July 2018. dead.
2. Web site: London 2012 profile . 30 July 2012 . 28 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130128004412/www.london2012.com/athlete/kang-seulki-1155814/ . dead .
3. Web site: London 2012 – Women's -49kg results . 10 August 2012 . 27 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130127233012/www.london2012.com/taekwondo/event/women-less-than-49kg/phase=tkw049400/index.html . dead .
4. Web site: [런던 her story] "나는 전자호구도 없는 가난한 중앙아프리카共 태권도 국대다" 강슬기 왈칵 울었다 ]. Seoul.co . 10 August 2012 .
5. Web site: KANG, Catherine (Seul-Ki) . TaekwondoData . 22 November 2021.
6. Web site: 2012 WUC Taekwondo Update: Final Day of Competitions . FISU . 22 November 2021.
7. News: 중앙아프리카 올림픽대표 KANG 국제대회 첫 메달리스트 화재 . Newscani . Woo . Yong-hee . August 1, 2012 .
8. News: Con Seulki Kang se efectuó campamento de taekwondo . La Crónica del Quindío . June 1, 2016.
9. News: Taekwondo es el idioma de Kang en Antioquia . El Colombiano . Gomez Marin . John Eric . April 27, 2013.
10. News: Taekwondo con cultura coreana . El Mundo (Colombia) . Álvarez Hincapie . Merllyn . April 26, 2013.