Hong Jeong-ho (handballer)

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Hong Jeong-Ho
Personal information
Born (1974-05-06) 6 May 1974 (age 47)
Jeju, South Korea
Nationality South Korean
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998-2000
Bækkelagets SK
2000-2003
Slagelse FH
National team
Years Team
1992–2008
South Korea

Hong Jeong-Ho (born May 6, 1974 in Jeju Province, South Korea) is a retired South Korean team handball player, Olympic and World champion. She is now based in Seoul and is involved in youth handball and also an expert commentator on TV.[1]

International career[]

She received gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, playing for the Korean national team.[2] She received a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She received a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In total she played 18 matches in her three Olympic games and scored a total of 77 goals.[3] With her national team she also won the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship.[4]

Club career[]

During her career she played for the Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK, Danish club Slagelse FH and Japanese club . She won the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1998/1999 with Bækkelagets SK and the Women's EHF Cup with Slagelse FH in 2002/2003. With Bækkelagets SK she won the Norwegian League in 1998 and with Slagelse FH she won the Danish championship in 2002/2003.

Individual honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Norges Håndballforbund".
  2. ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 23, 2008)
  3. ^ Hong Jeong Ho at Sports Reference
  4. ^ International Handball Federation


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