Jung Dasomi (

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: 정다소미; born 23 November 1990) is an archer from South Korea who specialises in

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. Jung made a highly successful debut in international archery in 2011, winning medals at the World Archery Championships,

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and Summer Universiade, and concluding the year as the number one-ranked female recurve archer in the

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. She won two further medals in 2014 at the

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before a downturn in form relegated her from the national team. Jung did not return to international archery competitions until 2018.

Career

2011: Breakthrough debut

Jung made her debut as a member of the Korean national team in 2011. She achieved her first medals at a major international tournament in the opening stage of that year's

, where she won gold in the women's team and mixed team events and bronze in the women's individual event. Her first individual title came one month later at the tournament's second stage in June after defeating her Korean teammate

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in the final, with whom she also won a second gold medal in the women's team event. Jung's first appearance at the World Archery Championships held in July was however less successful. Her involvement in the women's individual competition ended in the quarter-finals when she suffered an unexpected loss against Georgia's

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, and in the women's team event a surprise semi-final defeat to India saw Jung and teammates Ki and Han Gyeong-hee finish with the bronze medal. The following month Jung won two medals at the Summer Universiade in August, securing another team gold with Ki and Han before concluding the women's individual event with the silver medal as runner-up to Ki. In September Jung contested the World Cup finals, for which she had qualified with her individual victory in the second stage in June. Jung was defeated by France's

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in the bronze medal match of the individual competition, but later won gold in the mixed team event partnered with Oh Jin Hyek. Her final tournament of the year was the London Archery Classic in October, an event held as a practice competition for the forthcoming

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. Gold medals in both the women's individual and team competitions, combined with her performances through the year, saw her conclude 2011 at the top of the

as the women's recurve number one.

2012–2018: Double Asian gold and hiatus

Jung failed to qualify for the

. She did not return to the international stage until May 2014 when she contested the second stage of the

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. Described by the World Archery Federation as one of two "massive wildcards" in the Korean squad due to her extended break from the team prior to the tournament, Jung went onto to win gold in the women's individual event, but was eliminated in the opening round at the World Cup finals held later in the year. Jung's biggest success of 2014 came at the

in September. Entering the tournament ranked as the women's recurve world number two, she defeated teammate Chang Hye-Jin in the final to win the individual gold medal, and later partnered Chang and Lee Tuk-young to secure a second gold in the women's team competition. Her performances at the Games was recognised by the Korean Archery Association, who named her the best archer of 2014. She was additionally named as the runner-up in the World Archery Federation's poll for the female recurve Athlete of the Year for 2014. Jung would not qualify for the national team again until 2018 after a three-year spell of poor performances, and was selected to compete in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Dasomi 1990 births Living people South Korean female archers Asian Games medalists in archery Archers at the 2014 Asian Games World Archery Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in archery Archers at the 2018 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Universiade silver medalists for South Korea 21st-century South Korean women

Career

2011: Breakthrough debut

2012–2018: Double Asian gold and hiatus

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