Hwang Woo-jin

Hwang Woo-jin (Korean: 황우진, also Hwang Wu-Jin, born May 8, 1990 in Gwangju) is a modern pentathlete from South Korea.[2] He competed for the modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, along with his compatriot Jung Jin-hwa.[1]

Hwang Woo-jin
Personal information
Nickname(s)Careless[1]
Nationality South Korea
Born (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990
Gwangju, South Korea
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Coached byNam Kyung-guk[1]
Korean name
Hangul
황우진
Revised RomanizationHwang Ujin
McCune–ReischauerHwang Ujin
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
2012 Rome Relay
2016 Moscow Relay
In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

"Careless"

Hwang merely called himself Careless, because he made numerous slight mistakes in his modern pentathlon career. He became one of the major highlights in the men's event at the 2012 Olympics, when his horse Shearwater Oscar threw him off the ground before he had even started his round in the riding segment. With the time already running and his left leg injured from the fall, Hwang set off the course, and managed to jump aboard, only for Shearwater Oscar to kick over the fence. Hwang finished with 464 obstacle and time penalties by a warm applause from the audience. Following his fair scores in fencing and swimming, and his disastrous and sudden fall in riding, Hwang placed thirty-fourth out of thirty-six competitors in the men's event.[3]

Hwang also won two gold medals at the 2011 UIPM Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

References
  1. "Woojin Hwang". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hwang Wu-Jin. Original name: 황 우진. Other name: Hwang Woo-Jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. "London 2012 Olympics: Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale offer hope of British resurgence in modern pentathlon". The Telegraph (UK). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.


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