Gu Sung-eun explained

Gu Sung-eun
Full Name:Gu Sung-eun
Birth Date:19 August 1984
Birth Place:South Korea
Height:1.66 m[1]
Weight:55 kg
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2013
Show-Medals:no

Gu Sung-eun (born 19 August 1984) is a South Korean professional racing cyclist.

Career

Having finished third in the road race in the 2007 UCI B World Championships and second in the time trial, Gu qualified to represent her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Gu crashed in the road race when she lost control of her bike on the wet roads, bringing others down with her. She eventually found herself falling into a concrete ditch on the side of the highway but got back on her bike to finish 59th.[2]

Major results

Source: [3]

2002
  • UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
  • 2nd Points race
  • 2nd Scratch
    2003
  • Asian Track Championships
  • 2nd Elimination race
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 3rd Scratch
    2004
  • 2nd Scratch, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Sydney
    2005
  • Asian Track Championships
  • 1st Points race
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
    2007
  • UCI B World Championships
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • Asian Track Championships
  • 2nd Scratch
  • 3rd Keirin
  • 3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships
    2011
  • 1st Road race, Summer Universiade
  • 2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
    2012
  • 2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
  • 9th Overall Tour of Thailand
    2014
  • 3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships
    2015
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2020
  • 2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Kim Hyun-ji)

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Athlete Biography: GU Sungeun. Beijing Olympics official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20080813200744/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/228499.shtml. 13 August 2008.
    2. Web site: Women's road race, complete live report. Cycling News. Susan Westemeyer. 10 August 2008. 13 August 2008.
    3. Web site: Sung Eun Gu. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 3 November 2022.