Kang Sin-young

For the actor with the same name, see Shin Seong-il.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Sin-young
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1977-03-20) 20 March 1977
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event
57 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
2006 Doha 57 kg
Asian Championships
2008 Jeju City 57 kg
Korean name
Hangul
강신영
RRGang Sinyeong
MRKang Sinyŏng

Kang Sin-young (also Kang Sin-yeong, Korean: 강신영; born March 20, 1977) is a South Korean judoka, who played in the lightweight category.[1] She won a silver medal for her division at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju City, and bronze at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2][3]

Kang represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's lightweight class (57 kg). She lost the first preliminary round match to Brazil's Ketleyn Quadros, who successfully scored a yuko and a te gatame (hand armlock), at the end of the five-minute period.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gang Sin-Yeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Judoka Xu Yan from China wins women's 57kg title at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily Online (China). 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Kang Sin Young
  3. ^ "Asian Championships Jeju City, 2008, Korea". Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Sin-Young Kang
  4. ^ "Women's Lightweight (57kg/125 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013. KANG Sinyoung
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