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| Full name | Jung Seul-ki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1988 Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Yonsei University[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jung Seul-ki (also Jeong Seul-gi, Korean: 정슬기; born July 13, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[2] She finished eleventh in the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of four medals (one gold and three bronze) in a major international competition, spanning the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, the 2006 Asian Games, and the 2007 Summer Universiade.[3] Jung also served as a varsity member of the swimming team at Yonsei University.[1]
Jung made her first South Korean team at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. There, she won two bronze medals each in the 200 m breaststroke, and as a member of the nation's swimming team in the 4×100 m medley.[4] Jung followed up her performance in the following year by winning the women's 200 m breaststroke crown at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.[5][6] Jung's new meet record of 2:24.67 also dipped beneath the FINA A-cut (2:28.20) by more than four seconds, which assured her a spot on the South Korean team for Beijing 2008.[6][7]
After excelling internationally in the 2006 and 2007 season, Jung competed for the South Korean swimming team in a breaststroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On the first half of a double, the 100 m breaststroke, Jung charged her way to the runner-up spot behind Italy's Roberta Panara in heat four with a steady 1:09.26, but missed the semifinals by almost a full second with a twenty-third overall placement.[8] In her signature event, the 200 m breaststroke, Jung bounced back from the initial half of her specialty double to successfully grab the eleventh seed for the semifinals (2:25.95), but fell short on a berth for the top eight final by the following morning with a disappointing 2:26.83, matching her prelims position in the process.[9][10]
- ^ a b "[스포츠화제! 이사람]U대회 평영 200m 金정슬기" [Jung Seul-ki wins the 200 m breaststroke title at the University Games] (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jung Seul-ki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "[올림픽테스트수영] 정슬기, 평영 200m 금메달" [Jung Seul-ki wins the gold at the Olympic Test Event] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Marsteller, Jason (6 December 2006). "China's Zuo Shines With 100 Free Asian Record at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "U.S. swimmers deny China's another attempt for Universiade gold". Xinhua News Agency. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ a b "World University Games: Exciting Finishes Highlight Third Night of Swimming". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 200m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 71. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "정슬기, 평영 200m 결승 진출 실패" [Jung Seul-ki fails to enter the 200 m breaststroke final] (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2016.