"Do I get 90 million won of delayed pension retroactively applied?" Jeon Sang-gyun's answer to 'London 銅' is like a weightlifter
Aug 09, 2024
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Jeon Sang-kyun (43), a former weightlifter who finished 4th at the London Olympics 12 years ago, returned to the bronze medal with a smile from a medalist after winning a bronze medal.
Jeon Sang-gyun recovered his lost bronze medal at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) medal reallocation event held at Trocadero Square Champions Park in Paris on the 9th.
At the 2012 Olympics in London, Jeon lifted a total of 426 kg in men's weightlifting, but ended the competition in 4th place, trailing only Ruslan Albegov in 'Russian Divinity'. At the time, Park Jong-gil, head of Taeneung Training Center, said, `Sang-gyun is a secret weapon in weightlifting. We prepared really hard. I'm sure I'll win a medal." In the audience "Kyun!" They cheered and gathered their energy. Jeon Sang-gyun, who failed to raise 200kg and ranked fourth, could not hide his regret.
But 12 years later 'Enthusiasm' was rewarded. No doping was detected at the Olympic site, but Albegov's use of banned drugs was discovered under a sophisticated inspection system in 2017. The bronze medal came back to Jeon Sang-gyun as the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) deprived Albegov of his record for third place at the London Olympics. Regardless of the medal, it was the result of doing my best and a victory of justice.
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Twelve years ago, fighting spirit became an ordinary office worker at the Monetary Headquarters of the Korea Mint. As the weightlifting team of the Minting and Security Printing Corporation, which worked as a coach as a player, was disbanded, it became an office worker. Jeon Sang-gyun left the weightlifting world, but his daughter Jeon Hee-soo (17) continues his father's path. He is a promising player with outstanding skills, breaking the 76kg record for women's high school.
Jeon Sang-gyun, who won the bronze medal, recalled that day 12 years ago. "There was a part I promised with Chief Park Jong-gil, and I thought I would win a medal, but an ambush Russian athlete showed up and didn't win a medal."As a sportsman, he admitted his defeat fairly, but the part where he admitted his defeat after 12 years came back with a good result." I'm in a good mood." "It's a feeling and emotion to be enjoyed on the spot at the time, but it's less than then because I'm celebrating here, but I'm very happy that it seems to be comforting." "Korea's weightlifting is a clean country with 'drugs', but there were a few countries that took it for granted to administer drugs. It's something you should never do as an athlete as a sportsperson. It should never happen and must be eradicated," he stressed.
He then recalled director Lee Hyung-geun, who died two years ago while raising dream trees, who loved weightlifting more than anyone else. "He is the one who is really happy and congratulated me on knowing that the director will win the medal again, and I want to say thank you the most." It's a shame that I couldn't show you this medal." "I can't come to you right away with a medal at the funeral, but the director is always in my heart," he said in honor of the deceased.
"After the news of the bronze medal, I was asked a lot about the 12-year retrospective. "You have to give it to me. Why don't you give it to me?" He said he doesn't know because it's the ministry's job," he replied. "I'll just take what you give me. The pension is not under my control, and it is not my money because my wife is saving hard with her retirement funds." When he said that the bronze medal pension worth 146 months would be approximately 90 million won and close to 100 million won, Jeon Sang-gyun said, `It's not a small amount of money, but it's not something I can ask for. It's a lot of money, but I can live without it, so I'll live like an Olympic medalist," he said valiantly. He expressed his pride in the fact that his medal contributed to South Korea's 300th Olympic medal rather than pension. "I read the article before I came here, and I'm grateful and proud that my medal contributed a little to the 300th Olympic medal in Korea."
Jeon Sang-gyun then did not forget the social life of 'office worker'. "We took a picture under the Eiffel Tower with our company flag. I started with the CEO of the Mint and received a lot of congratulations from the executives and employees before entering Paris. I was at a loss. I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower with our morale in return. I wanted to express my gratitude like that. Taking this opportunity, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues, seniors and juniors, and colleagues at work once again."
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