Jung Jee-hae
South Korean sport shooter (born 1989)
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Jung Jee-hae (born 26 April 1989) is a South Korean sports shooter who became the World Champion at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the 10m Air Pistol event.
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| National team | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Jung's first international selection came in 2007, when she represented South Korea at the Asian Championships as a junior, competing in the 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol events.[1]
In 2010 she was selected for the Sydney World Cup, where she finished fifth in the 10m Air Pistol.[citation needed]
In 2014, she won silver at the Asian Games in Incheon.[2][3][4]
In September 2014, she became World Champion at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Granada, beating 2004 Olympic Champion Olena Kostevych in a surprise upset.[5][6]