Yongin's Jeong Ha-eun Wins Gold Medal in Taekwondo Poomsae Women's Individual Event at Asian Games

On the afternoon of the 1st, Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin Special Decree City called athlete Jeong Ha-eun, who won the gold medal in the taekwondo poomsae women's individual event at the Asian Games as a member of the Yongin Special Decree City's workplace athletic team, saying, "Congratulations on winning the gold medal, and thank you for bringing honor to South Korea and Yongin Special Decree City."

The mayor told athlete Jeong, "Winning a precious gold medal at the Asian Games in her first participation is the result of steady preparation with much hard work, and I hope you will also compete on the Olympic stage in the future and achieve great results." He added, "Together with 1.11 million residents of Yongin Special Decree City, I offer my congratulations and will continue to support and assist you going forward."

Mayor Lee also spoke with coach Nam Yeon-sik, saying, "Thank you for coaching athlete Jeong Ha-eun well and bringing honor to Yongin City."

Athlete Jeong Ha-eun scored 9.320 points in the compulsory poomsae and 9.300 points in the freestyle poomsae, ranking first with an average of 9.310 points in the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on this day.

Athlete Jeong Ha-eun scored 9.320 points in the compulsory poomsae by combining accuracy of 3.700 points and expression of 5.620 points.

In the freestyle poomsae, performed to music, she recorded 9.300 points with technical skill of 5.560 points and presentation of 3.740 points.

Athlete Jeong Ha-eun joined the taekwondo team of Yongin Special Decree City's workplace athletic team in January 2025, and in 2026, she achieved first place in both the Korea Taekwondo Association Chairman's National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships and the Asia Taekwondo Poomsae Championships freestyle doubles competition, winning excellent results in various competitions.

This is Jeong Ha-eun's first participation in the Asian Games, and she also won first place in the national team selection preliminaries for poomsae at this tournament, earning the Taegeuk mark.