Kang Na-ru
Kang Na-ru (Korean: 강나루; born 25 April 1983) is a South Korean hammer thrower.
She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Junior Championships,[1] finished seventh at the 2005 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships.[2]
She subsequently finished fifth at the 2009 Asian Championships, sixth at the 2010 Asian Games, fourth at the 2011 Asian Championships, fourth at the 2013 Asian Championships and fifth at the 2014 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2011 World Championships on home soil without reaching the final.[2]
She became South Korean national champion in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Her personal best throw was 63.80 metres, achieved in May 2012 in Daegu.[2] She set several South Korean records during her career.[3] Her latest record has however later been broken.
References
[edit]- ^ "Asian Junior Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Kang Na-ru at World Athletics
- ^ "이연경, 24년 묵은 원반기록 깼다 53m 22cm 던져 한국신기록 수립 강나루, 또 해머던지기 기록갱신" [Lee Yeon–kyung breaks 24–year–old discus record Sets new Korean record by throwing 53m 22cm Kang Na–ru renews hammer throw record again] (in Korean). hani.co.kr. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
