Choi Yun-hee
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Choi Yun-hee is a South Korea
n track and field
athlete who competes in the women's pole vault
. She has represented her country internationally, including a medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2009. Her personal best of 4.40 m is the national record and she had straight wins in the pole vault at the Korean National Sports Festival
from 2004 to 2010.
She began competing as a junior athlete in 2000 and made her breakthrough in 2004 at the age of eighteen by setting a national record
of 3.82 metres to win at the Korean National Sports Festival. She retained her title the following year and also made her first international appearances for her country, coming fifth at the 2005 East Asian Games
and fourth at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships in a new record 4.05 m (becoming the first Korean woman over four metres). She added a further five centimetres to her best mark to win at the 2006 National Festival and went on to finish fifth at the 2006 Asian Games
.
Choi set a national indoor record over the four-metre mark with a clearance of 4.02 m in Japan. Outdoors, she took a fourth straight win at the National Games and was first at the Korean University Championships. The 2008 National Festival saw her reach new heights as she pushed the national record to 4.16 m. Her national mark was bettered by Lim Eun-Ji
the following April, but it was Choi who took the national title later that year. She represented South Korea at the 2009 Summer Universiade
and was the bronze medal
list in the pole vault at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships
in November, reaching the podium at an international championship for the first time.
Choi extended her winning streak at the National Festival to seven at the 2010 edition. She was fifth at the 2010 Asian Games
, making her second appearance at the competition. In 2011 she won the national title and regained her Korean record from rival Lim, clearing 4.40 m for the first time.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete who competes in the women's pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
. She has represented her country internationally, including a medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2009. Her personal best of 4.40 m is the national record and she had straight wins in the pole vault at the Korean National Sports Festival
Korean National Sports Festival
The Korean National Sports Festival is an annual sports competition held in South Korea.For a full week each October, about 20,000 athletes representing 16 cities and provinces throughout the country compete in about 40 separate sports. The site rotates among the major cities, including Seoul,...
from 2004 to 2010.
She began competing as a junior athlete in 2000 and made her breakthrough in 2004 at the age of eighteen by setting a national record
South Korean records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in South Korea maintained by the Korean Association of Athletics Federations .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
of 3.82 metres to win at the Korean National Sports Festival. She retained her title the following year and also made her first international appearances for her country, coming fifth at the 2005 East Asian Games
Athletics at the 2005 East Asian Games
At the 2005 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Estádio Campo Desportivo in Macau, People's Republic of China from 1–4 November. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. China easily topped the medal table, winning 26 of the 45...
and fourth at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships in a new record 4.05 m (becoming the first Korean woman over four metres). She added a further five centimetres to her best mark to win at the 2006 National Festival and went on to finish fifth at the 2006 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games
An Athletics competition was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events were contested for the men while 22 were on the slate for the women. Only the 3000 Meter Steeplechase was not contested for by the women...
.
Choi set a national indoor record over the four-metre mark with a clearance of 4.02 m in Japan. Outdoors, she took a fourth straight win at the National Games and was first at the Korean University Championships. The 2008 National Festival saw her reach new heights as she pushed the national record to 4.16 m. Her national mark was bettered by Lim Eun-Ji
Lim Eun-Ji
Lim Eun-ji is a South Korean pole vaulter. She is the current South Korean national record holder in the event indoors and a former outdoor record holder....
the following April, but it was Choi who took the national title later that year. She represented South Korea at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia from July 7 to July 12, 2009.-Men's events:In Long Jump, Kim Deok-Hyeon's record is not unofficial....
and was the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
list in the pole vault at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships
2009 Asian Athletics Championships
The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, China in 2009.- Track :- Field :- Track :- Field :- Medal table :-References:*. IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-07-09.*. IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-07-09....
in November, reaching the podium at an international championship for the first time.
Choi extended her winning streak at the National Festival to seven at the 2010 edition. She was fifth at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, China from 21 to 27 November 2010. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women - matching the Olympic athletics programme...
, making her second appearance at the competition. In 2011 she won the national title and regained her Korean record from rival Lim, clearing 4.40 m for the first time.