Taegeuk Warriors Go, Modern Pentathlon Jeon Woong-tae

Korea's first Olympic medalist in modern pentathlon... "I'll try to make a mark in Paris too"

The first Olympic medalist in Korean modern pentathlon.'

This title has been attached to the name of Jeon Woong-tae (28, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in August 2021.

He is the protagonist who created 'new history' by winning a bronze medal in the men's event at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Korean athlete to win an Olympic modern pentathlon. 사설 토토사이트

Modern pentathlon, which requires one athlete to do fencing, swimming, horseback riding, shooting, and track and field, which are all difficult to do well, is a sport that originated in Europe, and is still an unfamiliar sport to many in Korea.

However, Jeon Woong-tae's Olympic medal made his name known more than in the past, and he has been called a 'promising sport' for the Korean team at multi-sports competitions.

Even now, three years later, Jeon Woong-tae is waiting for the 2024 Paris Olympics as the 'ace' of Korean Modern Pentathlon.

After winning a valuable bronze medal in Tokyo, he immediately set his next goal, saying, "There are more 'silver' and 'gold' left.

Next time, I want to stand in a higher position and show the nation the image of the Taegeukgi rising," and he has been preparing step by step to keep that promise.

In May 2022, Jeon Woong-tae won the men's final of the 3rd International Modern Pentathlon (UIPM) World Cup with a new 'highest score ever' of 1,537 points, and showed off his world-class skills by winning the individual gold medal at the World Cup Final that year.

Due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, which was postponed for a year and held last fall, succeeded in winning the individual event for two consecutive years, making him the first athlete to successfully defend the individual title in the Asian Games men's modern pentathlon.

At the time, he also led Korea to win the gold medal in the team event for the first time in 13 years, becoming the first Korean athlete to win two gold medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Having described the Asian Games as "a gateway and stepping stone to the Olympics," he failed to win a medal in the individual World Cup this year when the Olympics are held, but he won a bronze medal in the individual event for the first time in five years at the World Championships held last month, giving him the green light for a second consecutive Olympic medal.

Jeon Woong-tae, who started modern pentathlon in middle school after being a swimmer, has shown his strength in the laser run, which combines track and field and shooting, in addition to swimming among the pentathlons.

He gained confidence by showing his ‘life’s game’ in shooting in the World Championships this year.

He said, “I planned to analyze foreign athletes a lot in the first half of this season and increase my pace in the second half, and it seems to be going well,” and is focusing all his attention on August 8-10, when the modern pentathlon at the Paris Olympics will be held.

If the rankings of the first event fencing ranking round, where he was 9th at the Tokyo Olympics, 10th at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and outside the top 10 at this year's World Championships, are supported, then this time, we can expect not just a bronze medal but a colored medal.

Jeon Woong-tae, who is always smiling and positive while challenging the limits of humanity, and whose bold statements are bold and confident, is also accepting the modifier of 'challenging for a medal in two consecutive Olympics' that has been following him these days.

As he has said, "There is a saying that 'those who are meant to be will be', and I think I am 'those who are meant to be'", he expressed his ambition ahead of this Olympics, saying, "This year, I will go as 'those who are meant to be' again.

I want to be someone who makes a mark."

He will compete in the Paris Olympics men's division with his junior Seo Chang-wan (Armed Forces Athletic Corps), who has shown growth in international competitions this season, and he has already planned the ceremony that he will hold after decorating 'friendly competition' with 'a joint award'.

It was cool to see wrestler Kim Hyun-woo bow to the Korean cheering squad in the stands after winning a medal, he said, promising that he would bow to the coaches and cheering squad as well. It is expected that we will be able to see that at the Palace of Versailles.