Jung Seung-gi explained

Jung Seung-gi
Nationality:South Korean
Birth Date:17 March 1999
Birth Place:Paju, South Korea
Height:1.78 m
Weight:82 kg
Club:Gangwon Provincial Office
Turnedpro:2014
Coach:
Sport: Skeleton
Show-Medals:yes

Jung Seung-gi (; 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.

Early life and education

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.

Competitive Highlights

World Championships

EventMen's Skeleton
Representing
align=left 2019 Whistler9th
align=left 2020 Altenberg16th
align=left 2021 Altenberg20th
align=left 2023 St.Moritz3rd
align=left 2024 WinterbergTBD
align=left 2025 Lake PlacidTBD

Skeleton World Cup

SeasonPlacePointswidth=40px1width=40px2width=40px3width=40px4width=40px5width=40px6width=40px7width=40px8
2019–2012th904LPL1
15
LPL2
13
WIN
9
LPG
11
IGL
9
KON
15
STM
-
SIG
11
2020–2121st360SIG1
-
SIG2
-
IGL1
-
IGL2
-
WIN
-
STM
-
KON
25
IGL3
9
2021–229th1104IGL1
7
IGL2
4
ALT1
22
WIN1
11
ALT2
16
SIG
3
WIN2
11
STM
13
2022–234th1478WHI
2
PCT
2
LPL
3
WIN
13
ALT1
4
ALT2
7
IGL
2
SIG
7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete information: Seunggi Jung . . 5 November 2019.
  2. Web site: [올림픽] 상승세 탄 스켈레톤 정승기 "나를 믿고 썰매에 몸 맡긴다" ([Olympics] Seunggi Jung, Skeleton racer, right on the track "I believe in myself, thus getting on the sled")]. Ahn. Hong-seok. 3 February 2022. Yonhap News Agency. 3 February 2022.