Yang Ji-hun
{{Short description|South Korean field hockey player (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Yang Ji-hun
| height = 175cm
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|08|20}}
| birth_place = South Korea
| position = Forward
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2 = South Korea
| nationalcaps2 = 97
| nationalgoals2 = 31
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{KOR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Hangzhou|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Jakarta|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Series}}
{{MedalBronze|2018–19 Le Touquet|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Dhaka|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Sultan of Johor Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Johor Bahru|Team}}
}}
Yang Ji-hun ({{Korean|hangul=양지훈}}, born 20 August 1991){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/623/reports/teams |title=Team Details – South Korea |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=26 September 2023}} is a field hockey player from South Korea, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=http://www.koreahockey.co.kr/common/download.php?pos=article&cate=player1&id=10951 |title=9월 남자 대표팀 훈련 명단 |publisher=Korea Hockey Association |website=koreahockey.co.kr |language=Korean |accessdate=26 September 2023}}
Career
=Under–21=
In 2011, Yang was a member of the South Korea U–21 at the inaugural edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. He captained the team to a bronze medal.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/14279 |title=YANG Jihun |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=26 September 2023}}
=Senior national team=
Yang made his senior international debut in 2016.
Throughout his career he has medalled with the national team on numerous occasions, winning gold at the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, and the 2022 Asian Cup in Jakarta. He also won bronze at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet.
In 2023, Yang was named to the national team for the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, as well as the Asian Games in Hangzhou.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidesport.in/sport-news/hockey-mens-world-cup-2023-korea-team-squad-fixtures-results/ |title=Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023: KOREA Team Squad, Fixtures & results |publisher=Inside Sport |website=insidesport.in |accessdate=26 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n2016587-yang-jihun.htm#bio |title=YANG Jihun |publisher=Hangzhou2022 |website=hangzhou2022.cn |accessdate=26 September 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{FIH|14279}}
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Category:South Korean male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey forwards
Category:2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
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