Jang Kyung-gu

Jang Kyung-gu (born 19 May 1990) is a South Korean road bicycle racer. He competed in the road race competition of 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, finishing 13th and first respectively.[1] He is the first Korean athlete to win a gold medal in the cycling road race since Kim Yong-mi in the women's road race at the 2002 Asian Games.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Kyung-gu
Personal information
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990
Korean name
Hangul
장경구
Revised RomanizationJang Gyeong-gu
McCune–ReischauerChang Kyŏng-ku
Sport
Country South Korea
SportRoad bicycle racing
Cycling career
Team information
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2009Seoul Cycling Team
2012Arbö–Gebrüder Weiss–Oberndorfer
2014–2016Korail Cycling Team

Major results
2010
7th Overall Tour de Korea
1st Stage 7
2011
1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
4th Road race, Asian Road Championships
2012
4th Overall Tour de Korea
1st Young rider classification
Asian Road Championships
8th Road race
8th Time trial
2014
1st Road race, Asian Games
Tour de Korea
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 6
5th Road race, Asian Road Championships
2015
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Mountains classification Tour de Korea
2016
1st Stage 6 Tour de Singkarak
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2018
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Road race, Asian Games

References
  1. "Kyung Gu Jang rider results". cyclingdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "(Asiad) S. Korean Jang Kyung-gu wins gold in men's road race cycling". Yonhap News. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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