Kang Gwang-song
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 강광성 |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Born | 5 January 1956 |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
Kang Gwang-song (Korean: 강광성; born 5 January 1956) is a North Korean former gymnast and coach. He competed in eight events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born on 5 January 1956 in North Korea, Kang became a gymnast and measured at 166 centimetres (65 in) and 62 kilograms (137 lb) during his career. He was selected to compete for North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2]
At the Olympics, Kang competed in a total of eight events: the individual all-around, team all-around, floor exercise, horse vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar, rings, and Pommel horse. He placed 40th in the parallel bars, tied for 40th in the horse vault, placed 42nd in the floor exercise, tied for 44th in the horizontal bar, placed 55th in the rings and 62nd in the Pommel horse. Overall, he finished 27th in the individual all-around, while in the team all-around event he helped North Korea place ninth.[2]
Following his competitive career, Kang became a gymnastics coach. As of 2000, he was serving as the head coach of the national team. He oversaw the team's participation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kang Gwang-song Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Kang Gwang-Song". Olympedia.org.
- ^ "<시드니올림픽>윤미진ㆍ배길수 `남북스타' 조찬 만남" [<Sydney Olympics> Yoon Mi-jin and Bae Gil-soo, ‘South and North Stars’ Breakfast Meeting] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 23 September 2000.