NA Ahreum

24 Mar 1990
31
Female
1.63/5'4''
NAJU
 
Republic of Korea
REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Women's Road Race 38

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING ROAD

Olympic Games
YearLocationRoad Race
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA30
2012London, GBR13

Ten best performances in major races in career
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
142012Women's IndividualTour of Chongming IslandChengqiao, CHN
202019Women's IndividualEmakumeen BiraOnyate, ESP
442019Road RaceLa Course by Le TourPau, FRA
672019Women's IndividualGiro RosaUdine, ITA

Asian Games
YearLocationRoad RaceIndividual Time Trial
2018Indonesia11

Asian Championships
YearLocationRoad RaceTeam Time Trial
2019Tashkent, UZB21
2017Manama, BRN2-


Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

CYCLING TRACK

World Championships
YearLocationScratch3km IP4km TP
2019Pruszkow, POL--14
2010Ballerup, DEN712-

Asian Games
YearLocation4km TPMadison
2018Indonesia11

Asian Championships
YearLocationPoints Race4km TPMadison
2020Republic of Korea213
2019Jakarta, INA-12

World Cup
YearLocation4km TP
2019/2020Brisbane, QLD, AUS9
2019/2020Cambridge, NZL6
2019/2020Hong Kong, CHN3
2018/2019Hong Kong, CHN6
2018/2019London, GBR6
2018/2019Berlin, GER6
2017/2018Minsk, BLR5


Legend
IP - Individual Pursuit, TP - Team Pursuit, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Athlete
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Korean
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Sangju City Hall [Republic of Korea]
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Her older sister Na Hee-Kyung was also a cyclist. On the track she won a silver medal in team pursuit at the 2015 National Championships, and on the road she competed in three consecutive road races at the national championships between 2011 and 2013. (mbcsportsplus.com, 24 Nov 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Mar 2016; jeollailbo.com, 28 Oct 2015)
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She has represented the Republic of Korea in road cycling and track cycling. She competed in both sports at the Asian Games in 2014 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Mar 2019)
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Turned professional in 2019
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In February 2018 she fractured a toe on her left foot and was sidelined for two months. (chosun.com, 14 Sep 2020; news.joins.com, 02 Jan 2020; mk.co.kr, 31 Aug 2018)

She was knocked unconscious in a crash during the points race at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. She suffered no long-term injuries. (radiokorea.com, 16 Nov 2010)
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She took up the sport at age 12. (bikewhat.com, 01 Apr 2012)
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Her father suggested the sport to her and her siblings. (bikewhat.com, 01 Apr 2012)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (hani.co.kr, 22 Jan 2019)
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Korean track cyclist Cho Ho-Sung, coach Kim Yong-Mi. (bikewhat.com, 01 Apr 2012; segye.com, 27 Jul 2013)
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Her parents. (hankookilbo.com, 19 Jan 2020)
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In 2017, 2018, and 2020 she was named Best Cyclist at the KBS National Championships in Yangyang, Republic of Korea. (kbmaeil.com, 28 Sep 2020, 27 Jun 2018; yonhapnews.co.kr, 30 Jun 2017)

In 2015 and 2019 she received the Grand Prize from the Korea Cycling Federation at the Night of Cyclists awards. (news.imaeil.com, 14 Feb 2019; donga.com, 18 Jan 2019; moneyweek.co.kr, 20 Jan 2015)

She was presented with the Sports Grand Prix Award at the 2018 MBN Women's Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. (sportsq.co.kr, 10 Dec 2018)

She was named Best Athlete at the 2017 Sangju City Athletics Awards in the Republic of Korea. (anewsa.com, 22 Dec 2017)

She received an Excellence Award at the 2015 Korean Sport and Olympic Committee Athletics Awards. (newsis.com, 10 Feb 2015)

She was named the 2014 Best Athlete by the Jeonbuk Sports Council in the Republic of Korea. (jjan.kr, 10 Dec 2014)

She was named Best Cyclist at the Korean Cycling Federation Awards in 2009 and 2012. (naver.com, 29 Jul 2012; najutoday.co.kr, 22 Jan 2010)

Milestones

Having claimed gold in the road cycling individual time trial at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, she triumphed in the road race four years later at the 2018 Games in Indonesia to become the first athlete from any nation to have finished on top of the podium in both events at the Asian Games. She also won the individual time trial at the 2018 Asian Games to become the first athlete to have claimed gold in both events at the same edition of the Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Aug 2018; asahi.com, 29 Aug 2018)

She became the first Korean cyclist to win four gold medals at a single edition of the Asian Games by claiming victory in the road race, the individual time trial, the madison, and the team pursuit events at the 2018 Games in Indonesia. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Mar 2019; news.chosun.com, 01 Sep 2018)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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