Kang Un-ju
{{Short description|North Korean archer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
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| name = Kang Un-ju
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| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1995|2|1|df=yes}}}}
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| country = {{flagcountry|North Korea}}
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| weight = {{convert|60|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| sport = Archery
| event = recurve
| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport | Women's archery}}
{{MedalCountry | {{PRK}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Jakarta | Mixed team}}
| updated = 10 September 2015
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| hangul = 강은주
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| mr = Kang Ŭnju
| rr = Gang Eunju
| context = north
| child = yes
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{{family name hatnote|Kang||lang=Korean}}
Kang Un-ju ({{langx|ko|강은주}}; {{IPA|ko|kaŋ.ɯn.dzu}}; born 1 February 1995) is a North Korean recurve archer.
Kang made her debut in international competition at the 2013 Archery World Cup qualifying round in Shanghai, China, and later that year joined the 2013 World Archery Championships in Antalya, Turkey.
She also participated in archery at the 2014 Asian Games.{{cite news|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/asian/2014/09/16/5101000000AKR20140916128600007.HTML|script-title=ko:<아시안게임 D-3> 북한 양궁 '비밀병기'는 19세 강은주|trans-title=Asian Games three days away; North Korea's 'secret weapon' is 19-year-old Kang Un-ju|agency=Yonhap News Agency|date=16 September 2014|accessdate=3 June 2016|language=ko}}
The following year she competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.{{cite web|title=2015 World Archery Championships: Entries by country| pages=7–18|url=http://www.ianseo.net/TourData/2015/539/BOOK.pdf#8|publisher=ianseo.net|accessdate=26 August 2015}}
Kang, a resident of Pyongyang, is right-handed.{{Cite web | title = Kang Un Ju | publisher = World Archery | accessdate = 5 August 2016 | url = https://worldarchery.org/athlete/13495/kang-un-ju }}
See also
{{Portal|North Korea|Sports}}
- Kwon Un-sil – 2012 North Korean Olympic archer
- Sport in North Korea
References
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External links
- {{World Archery|name=Kang Un Ju}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|un-ju-kang|KANG Un Ju}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/rio-2016/results/sports/archery/womens-individual|title=Results - Womens Individual - Archery - Rio 2016 - Olympics - BBC Sport|website=bbc.com|accessdate=29 May 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/08/12/Athletes-of-North-South-Korea-show-friendlier-side-during-Rio-Olympics/2781471024583/|title=Athletes of Koreas show friendlier side during Rio Olympics|website=UPI.com|accessdate=29 May 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.nknews.org/2016/08/south-defeats-north-korea-in-olympic-archery/|title=South defeats North Korea in Olympic archery | NK News - North Korea News|website=NK News|date=12 August 2016 |accessdate=29 May 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/I1II-pMvE1V/Archery+Olympics+Day+4/Un+Ju+Kang|title=Un Ju Kang in Archery - Olympics: Day 4 1 of 1|website=Zimbio|accessdate=29 May 2019}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/womens-individual-archery-south-korea-dominates-again-coming-away-two-medals|website=nbcolympics.com|title=www.nbcolympics.com/news/womens-individual-archery-south-korea-dominates-again-coming-away-two-medals|accessdate=29 May 2019|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814155242/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/womens-individual-archery-south-korea-dominates-again-coming-away-two-medals|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SlfryBpp-4|title=Recurve Women Team Bronze - Stage 1 : Shanghai - archery World Cup 2014|website=YouTube|date=5 May 2014 |accessdate=29 May 2019}}
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Category:North Korean female archers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Archers at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:Archers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Archers at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in archery
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic archers for North Korea
Category:21st-century North Korean sportswomen
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