Chung Yoo-ra

For the handball player, see Jung Yu-ra.
In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.
Chung Yoo-ra
Chung Yoo-ra, who was extradited from Denmark to South Korea via Incheon International Airport on 31 May 2017
Personal information
Birth nameChung Yoo-yeon
Born (1996-10-30) October 30, 1996 (age 28)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationChungdam High School (diploma revoked)
Ewha College (expelled)
SpouseSin Ju-pyung (m. 2015–2016)
Korean name
Hangul
정유라
Hanja
鄭維羅
Revised RomanizationJeong Yu-ra
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yu-ra
Birth name
Hangul
정유연
Hanja
鄭有然
Revised RomanizationJeong Yu-yeon
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yu-yŏn
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team dressage

Chung Yoo-ra (Korean: 정유라; born 30 October 1996), birth name Chung Yoo-yeon (정유연), is a South Korean equestrian.[1] She competed in the 2014 Asian Games, where her team won a gold medal.[2]

She is a daughter of Chung Yoon-hoi and his ex-wife Choi Soon-sil,[3][4] who has been arrested amid the 2016 South Korean political scandal for using her friendship with the president Park Geun-hye to illegally interfere in state affairs. Choi allegedly solicited business donations from top South Korean firms, including Samsung, for a nonprofit organization that was controlled by her.[5]

  1. ^ "Yoora Chung". fei.org. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ Park, Sojung (20 September 2014). "S. Korea wins gold in team dressage equestrian at Asiad". Yonhap. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Swirling Scandal Involving Shamanistic Cult Threatens South Korean President Park Geun-hye : The Two-Way". NPR. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. ^ Kim, Oi-hyun (3 December 2014). "Pres. Park's former aide and his wife may be at the center of ongoing scandal". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ^ "South Korea scandal: President Park's friend Choi detained - BBC News". BBC News. November 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-24.