Hong Su-jong
{{short description|North Korean artistic gymnast}}
{{family name hatnote|Hong||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Hong Su-jong
| image =
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| caption =
| full_name = Hong Su-jong
| nickname =
| country = {{PRK}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|9}}
or {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|3|9}}
| birth_place = Hamgyong, North Korea
| hometown =
| discipline = WAG
| natlteam =
| club = Pyongyang Sports Club
| gym =
| collegeteam =
| headcoach = Choe Kyong-hui
| assistcoach =
| formercoach =
| choreographer = Choe Kyong-hui
| music = Grieg Concert by Austria
| eponymousskills =
| retired = 2012
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{PRK}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Stuttgart|Vault}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Doha | Uneven Bars}}
{{MedalSilver| 2006 Doha | Vault}}
{{MedalBronze| 2006 Doha | All-around }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 Surat|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 Surat|Vault}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Surat|Floor Exercise}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 홍수정
| hanja =
| rr = Hong Sujeong
| mr = Hong Sujŏng
| context = North
| image =
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Hong Su-jong (born 9 March 1986 or 1989 in Hamgyong, North Korea) is a North Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2007 World silver medalist on the vault. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the all-around and in the team event.
She is the twin sister of Hong Un-jong.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AxRUKAtiXE?t=1m40s "Hong Un-jong admitting being twins with her sister at 1m40s"]
Choson Sinbo
Career
Hong Su-Jong made the national gymnastics team in 2003. She competed in the 2003 Summer Universiade for her international debut.
She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the all-around, but did not qualify for the final. At the 2006 Asian Games she won a gold medal on the uneven bars, a silver medal on vault and with her team, and bronze in the all-around. She won a silver medal on vault at the 2007 World Championships. She injured herself before the 2008 Summer Olympics and was unable to compete.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/hong-su-jong-1.html |title=Hong Su-Jong |accessdate=2014-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715234622/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/hong-su-jong-1.html |archivedate=2014-07-15 }}
Hong was suspended for two years, from late 2007 to late 2009, following a positive test for furosemide at the Good Luck Beijing pre-Olympic test event.[http://www.fig-docs.com/website/attachments/031110PRKPropositionEN.pdf F.I.G. Proposal of Decision from the Disciplinary Commission to the attention of the Presidential Commission in the case of Ms. Hong Su Jong] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711000546/http://www.fig-docs.com/website/attachments/031110PRKPropositionEN.pdf |date=2011-07-11 }}
2010 age controversy
In October 2010, It was announced Hong Su-jong was under investigation after several discrepancies surfaced over her reported year of birth and age-eligibility for senior competition.{{cite news|title = One Woman, Three Birthdays|url =https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/sports/03sportsbriefs-northkorea.html|newspaper =The New York Times|date = 2010-10-02|accessdate =2010-10-02}}
Subsequently, North Korea was banned from taking part in the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique announced it was not satisfied with the explanation provided by North Korea for having entered Hong Su-jong with three different birth dates (1985, 1986 or 1989), in different competitions. In particular, she had taken part in the 2004 Olympics claiming to have been born in 1985; her subsequently announced birth date of 1989 meant that she would have been too young to compete in 2004.[http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/sport/20101014.FAP9523/gymnastique-la-coree-du-nord-privee-de-mondiaux.html "Gymnastique: la Corée du Nord privée de Mondiaux"], Associated Press, October 14, 2010
In November 2010, the F.I.G. announced that due to the age discrepancies, North Korean gymnasts were banned from all international competition until 5 October 2012. The North Korean Federation was also fined USD $20,800, and Hong specifically was banned from competing in even national competition within North Korea.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jacp4SjgEco9xGVjAiHSmA73HAhw?docId=ff673b0d85a244f99dd9db55aa7a00f9 "North Korea banned 2 years for age falsification"]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Associated Press, November 5, 2010
Hong's age has never been officially established, but a video has surfaced in which Hong Un-jong, whose birth year is known to be 1989, states that Hong Su-jong is her twin. If accurate, this would confirm that Hong Su-jong was underage during the 2004 Olympics.
References
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External links
- {{FIG|bio=16913|lic=76|name=HONG Su Jong}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|su-jong-hong|Su Jong HONG}}
- {{Olympedia|107196|Hong Su-Jong}}
{{Asian Games Champions Gymnastics Uneven Bars Women}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hong, Su-jong}}
Category:Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Category:North Korean female artistic gymnasts
Category:Olympic gymnasts for North Korea
Category:Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Age controversies in sports
Category:Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
Category:Gymnasts at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea