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Gu Sung-eun

Gu Sung-eun
Personal information
Full nameGu Sung-eun
Born (1984-08-19) 19 August 1984 (age 40)
South Korea
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[1]
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional team
2013Orica–AIS
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women's track cycling
UCI Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Melbourne Points race
Silver medal – second place 2002 Melbourne Scratch
Asian Cycling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Ludhiana Points race
Gold medal – first place 2005 Ludhiana Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2003 Changwon Elimination race
Silver medal – second place 2003 Changwon Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Changwon Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Ludhiana Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Keirin
Women's road bicycle racing
UCI B World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Cape Town Individual time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cape Town Road race
Asian Cycling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Road race
Silver medal – second place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Astana Road race
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Road race

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)

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography: GU Sungeun". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
  2. ^ Susan Westemeyer (10 August 2008). "Women's road race, complete live report". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Sung Eun Gu". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu_Sun-geun