Athlete Profile: Jinhwa Jung

Date of Birth:	1989-05-25
Home:	Korea

Discipline	Personal Best	Average
Best Total Points Performance	5928, UIPM Senior World Championships (2012-05-07)	5642
Best 25m Swim Performance	1:55.70, 1412 Points UIPM World Cup #3 (2012-04-12)	01:59:08
Best 50m Swim Performance	1:57.10, 1396 Points UIPM World Cup #4 (2013-05-08)	02:01:47
Best Riding Points	1200, UIPM World Cup #3 (2012-04-12)	1120
Best Combined Performance	10:25.20, 2500 Points UIPM World Cup #2 (2012-03-15)	11:25:29

Senior Pentathlon World Ranking

Date	Rank	Points	Event One	Event Two	Event Three
2013-06-01	14	120	XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event London, 2012-08-11 11th, 50pts	UIPM World Cup #4 Budapest, 2013-05-08 10th, 38pts	UIPM World Cup #3 Chengdu, 2013-04-17 16th, 32pts

Senior World Cup Standings

Date	Rank	Points	Event One	Event Two	Event Three
2013-06-01	25	70	UIPM World Cup #4 Budapest, 2013-05-08 10th, 38pts	UIPM World Cup #3 Chengdu, 2013-04-17 16th, 32pts

Performances

Date	Position	Competition	Category	Phase	Points
May 2013	10th	UIPM World Cup #4, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	38
Apr 2013	16th	UIPM World Cup #3, Chengdu, China	Senior	Final	32
Aug 2012	11th	XXX Olympic Games - Modern Pentathlon Event, London, Great Britain	Senior	Final	50
May 2012	30th	UIPM World Cup Final, Chengdu, China	Senior	Final	26
May 2012	3rd	UIPM Senior World Championships, Rome, Italy	Senior	Final	70
May 2012	1st	UIPM Senior World Championships, Rome, Italy	Senior	Team-relay 3 members
Apr 2012	15th	UIPM World Cup #3, Szazhalombatta, Hungary	Senior	Final	33
Mar 2012	13th	UIPM World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Senior	Final	35
Mar 2012	15th	UIPM World Cup #1, Charlotte NC, United States of America	Senior	Final	33
Oct 2011	9th	Champion of Champions, Catania, Italy	Senior	Final	7
Jul 2011	4th	UIPM World Cup Final, London, Great Britain	Senior	Final	66
May 2011	6th	UIPM World Cup #4, Chengdu, China	Senior	Final	44
May 2011	3rd	Asia - OCEANIA Championships, Chengdu, China	Senior	Final	33
Apr 2011	24th	UIPM World Cup #2, Sassari, Italy	Senior	Final	24
Aug 2010	14th	UIPM Junior World Championships , Szekesfehervar, Hungary	Junior	Final	44
Jul 2009	2nd	Junior World Championships, Kaoshiung, Chinese Taipei	Junior	Final	75
Jun 2009	1st	Korean Open & Asian Championships, Seoul, Korea	Senior	Final	40
Jul 2008	7th	Junior World Championships, Cairo, Egypt	Junior	Final	58
Jun 2008	34th	Senior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary	Senior	Final	22
May 2008	5th	16th Asian Championships, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Senior	Final	29
Sep 2007	31st	World Junior Championships, Caldas da Rainh, Portugal	Junior	Final	25
Aug 2007	15th	Youth World Chamionships Combined, Pretoria, South Africa	Youth A	Final
Sep 2007	10th	World Youth A Championships, Pretoria, South Africa	Youth A	Final
Sep 2007	2nd	World Youth A Championships, Pretoria, South Africa	Youth A	Team-relay 3 members

News

Cooke wins first World Cup Series title with new world record
May 12th May, 13
After placing the fastest time in the pool in the second event of the Men’s Final at World Cup #4 in Budapest, Hungary, Great Britain’s Jamie Cooke recorded a perfect ride to find himself in fourth position overall with just the combined to go. It simply was his day as some sublime shooting, which included a world record, put him on his way to his maiden victory in a World Cup Series event.

Adam Marosi is king of the ride
May 12th May, 13
Punching the air in delight as he recorded a perfect ride around the course, the Hungarian Olympic bronze medallist Adam Marosi, lapped up the applause of the crowd with the knowledge that he was now in the best possible position for a shot at gold with just the combined to go.

Jung ahead with ride and combined to go
May 12th May, 13
An extremely strong Men’s Final made for unpredictable results as the Czech Republic’s Michal Sedlecky came out on top in the fence and South Korea’s Jinhwa Jung finds first in the provisional leaderboard after World record holder James Cooke from Great Britain edged out his rivals in the pool.

18 nations qualify for the Men’s Final
May 10th May, 13
There were bunch finishes in each of the three Men’s Qualification groups in the combined events today at World Cup #4 in Budapest, Hungary. From 80 athletes competing, 36 made it to Sunday’s Final with 18 nations set to be represented.

Hwang ahead in Group B before combined
May 10th May, 13
Woojin Hwang, who celebrated his 23rd birthday just two days ago, confirmed his fine form this season with a quality start in the Men’s Qualification Group B. The World Cup #3 Chengdu silver medallist first place in the fence, with 19 victories on the pistes, and his second place in the pool, put him in a commanding position ahead of the combined.

Korea’s Jung wins Group B swim
May 10th May, 13
23-year -old South Korean University student Jinhwa Jung managed to pip his compatriot Woojin Hwang to top spot in the pool with a time of 1:58:34, three hundreds of a second ahead of his teammate. Jung’s exploits saw him claim 1380 points.

Ready and raring to go at UIPM World #4 Budapest
May 9th May, 13
The stunning city of Budapest in Hungary will from today be hosting some of the world’s top pentathletes in a competition that is sure to set the pulses racing. With the teams having arrived for this UIPM 2013 World Cup #4, which lasts from 9 to 13 May, the press conference was held at Pasaréti Honvéd Lovarda, the venue for the Final’s riding and combined events, and once again it attracted a host of national journalists.

Mixed Relay gold goes to Belarus
Apr 21st Apr, 13
Experienced Belarusian Hanna Vasilionak and her young partner Raman Pichuk brought the UIPM World Cup #3 in Chengdu, China, to a close with victory in the final event of the competition. After starting second in the combined, Pichuk overtook the Chinese leader on the final lap to cross the line first, claiming the Mixed Relay title in style at the Pierre de Coubertin Modern Pentathlon Stadium.