About Kang Soon-duk
Born 1974. Kang Soon-duk is a South Korean athletics competitor and long-distance runner.
Gang Sun-deok (born 29 October 1974) is a South Korean long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Gang started track and field as a 1500 metres runner in 1990 while in middle school. She began to run longer distances in the mid-1990s. While training primarily for the 5000 m and 10,000 m, she won the 1995 Chosun Ilbo Chuncheon International Marathon with a time of 2:35:37. She qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics the following year, but withdrew midway through that race. She set a Korean record in the 5000 m in 1997, but retired from professional competition the following year due to a muscle injury. She got married in 2000, had a child, and returned as an athlete in 2004. In January 2006, she set a new South Korean record in the 3M Women's Half Marathon held in Austin, Texas.
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Who is Kang Soon-duk?
South Korean athletics competitor
When was Kang Soon-duk born?
Kang Soon-duk was born on 29 October 1974.
What is Kang Soon-duk's occupation?
Kang Soon-duk is an athletics competitor and long-distance runner.
What nationality is Kang Soon-duk?
Kang Soon-duk is South Korean.
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