Shooter Jin Jong-oh won the gold medal by taking first place in the 50m pistol final at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics held at the Deodoro Olympic Shooting Range in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the 10th (local time). Jin Jong-oh is holding up the gold medal at the award ceremony.
Jin Jong-oh (45), the ‘pistol emperor’ who represents Korean shooting, officially puts down his gun.
Jin Jong-oh’s agency, Brion Company, announced on the 28th, “We plan to hold his retirement ceremony on March 4th.”
Jin Jong-oh, considered Korea’s best marksman, is a shooting hero who has won six medals (four gold medals and two silver medals) at the Olympic Games alone.
Jin Jong-oh, along with Kim Su-nyeong (archery), holds the record for the most gold medals (4) and medals (6) at the Olympics by a Korean athlete. 메이저사이트
Jin Jong-oh stood on the podium at four consecutive Olympics from the 2004 Athens Olympics to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Jin Jong-oh of Korea is shooting in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition at the ‘2018 Changwon World Shooting Championships‘ held at the Changwon International Shooting Range in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do on the morning of the 2nd.
He won a silver medal in the 50m pistol at the 2004 Athens Games and a gold medal in the 50m pistol at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
At the 2012 London Olympics, he won two gold medals in the 50m pistol and 10m air pistol events, and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he also succeeded in winning an unprecedented third consecutive title in the 50m pistol event.
Jin Jong-oh competed in the 10m air pistol and mixed air pistol events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the main event, the 50m pistol event, was abolished, but unfortunately ended up drawing no results.
He was a member of the Seoul City Hall shooting team and served as a playing coach until last year, but recently decided to completely retire as a ‘player’.
On the 21st, Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Jang Mi-ran is watching the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games short track competition at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangwon-do, where the short track competition is being held, along with co-organizing committee chairs Lee Sang-hwa and Jin Jong-oh.
Jin Jong-oh announced his intention to retire through his SNS in December last year, saying, “I am ending my 27-year career as a player.”
His last competition was the National Police Agency Shooting Competition in September last year, where he placed 21st in the finals and did not advance to the finals.
Jin Jong-oh attracted attention by transforming himself into a sports administrator. He served as co-chairman of the organizing committee with Lee Sang-hwa at the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics.
Jin Jong-oh, former national team shooting athlete, is speaking at a talent recruitment welcome ceremony held at the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul on the 5th.
Last year, he attempted to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but was defeated by Inbee Park (golf) and was unable to achieve his goal.
Now he takes on a new challenge. Jin Jong-oh has been busy recently, joining the People Power Party as a talent for the April 10 general elections and challenging himself on the political stage. 토토사이트 추천