'Middle School Student Lecture - 15 Shots All 10s Park Jeong-yun': South Korean Women's Compound Archery Team Defeats China to Win Bronze Medal in Team Event at Fourth World Cup

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The South Korean women's compound archery team secured a valuable bronze medal in the team event.

Comprising Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University), Park Jeong-yun (Changwon City Hall), and Kang Yeon-seo (BucheonG-Sports), the South Korean women's compound archery team defeated China 231-227 in the bronze medal match of the 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup 4th event held in Madrid, Spain on the 9th (Korean time), finishing in third place overall.

Earlier, advancing to the main draw as the third seed in the team preliminaries, the South Korean women's compound archery team defeated Mexico in the round of 16 and Taiwan in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. They lost to India 228-231 in the semifinals but overcame China in the bronze medal match.

In the individual preliminaries, Park Ye-rin finished eighth, Park Jeong-yun tenth, and Kang Yeon-seo twenty-fifth. Notably, in the round of 48 of the women's individual event, Park Jeong-yun dominated her opponent by scoring a perfect 10 points on all 15 shots against Bosstan from Turkey in the preliminary round. Although Bosstan also scored 147 points, she lost to Park Jeong-yun who achieved 150 points. Subsequently, Park Jeong-yun advanced to the round of 32 alongside Park Ye-rin. Kang Yeon-seo unfortunately was eliminated in the round of 48.

In the men's compound team, Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office) and Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel) advanced to the round of 32 in the individual event, while Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel) was eliminated in the round of 48. In the men's compound team event, they concluded their tournament with a narrow one-point loss to Turkey, 234-235, in the round of 16.

The recurve team continued its display as the world's strongest from the preliminaries. In the men's division, Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) topped the preliminaries with first place, and Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office) secured fourth, both advancing directly to the round of 32. Lee Woo-seok (Kolon Xten Boys), seeded 25th in the preliminaries, competed in the round of 96, defeating Ukraine's Viktor Luban with a set score of 6-0 to advance to the round of 48.

In the women's division, Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Club) finished third in the preliminaries, and Lee Yun-ji (Hyundai Mobis) placed sixth, both advancing directly to the round of 32. Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis), seeded ninth in the preliminaries, is set to compete in the round of 48.

From the night of the 9th to the early morning of the 10th Korean time, the recurve individual round of 48 will be followed by men's and women's team events and mixed team events. The South Korean national team aims to secure additional medals in the recurve category while continuing its upward momentum from the women's compound team bronze medal.

▼Major Match Results of the 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup 4th Event

Recurve Men

Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall): First in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Kim Je-deok (Yecheon County Office): Fourth in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Lee Woo-seok (Kolon Xten Boys): Twenty-fifth in preliminaries, advanced to round of 48

Recurve Women

Oh Ye-jin (Gwangju Bank Tenten Archery Club): Third in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Lee Yun-ji (Hyundai Mobis): Sixth in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Kang Chae-young (Hyundai Mobis): Ninth in preliminaries, scheduled for round of 48

Compound Men

Kim Jong-ho (Hyundai Steel): Twelfth in preliminaries, eliminated in round of 48

Choi Yong-hee (Hyundai Steel): Thirty-seventh in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Choi Eun-gyu (Ulsan Nam-gu Office): Thirty-eighth in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Team Event: Eliminated in round of 16

Compound Women

Park Ye-rin (Korea National Sport University): Eighth in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Park Jeong-yun (Changwon City Hall): Tenth in preliminaries, advanced to round of 32

Kang Yeon-seo (BucheonG-Sports): Twenty-fifth in preliminaries, eliminated in round of 48

Team Event: Bronze Medal

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