Daegu Physical Education High School Wins 19 Gold, 15 Silver, and 18 Bronze Medals at National Sports Festival... Best Performance Since Establishment

Daegu Physical Education High School (Principal Jo Dae-seung) achieved its best-ever performance at the '105th National Sports Festival' held in Gyeongnam from the 11th to the 17th, winning a total of 52 medals (19 gold, 15 silver, 18 bronze) and scoring approximately 6,100 points.

From the first day of the competition, momentum was built by Ban Hyo-jin, the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist, who won two crowns in the girls' high school shooting (air rifle) category. Medals were won in all events, greatly contributing to Daegu City's high school division securing 5th place overall.

Daegu Physical Education High School students who won medals at the National Sports Festival are taking a commemorative photo with Kang Eun-hee, Superintendent of Daegu Education.

At this National Sports Festival, multiple gold medals were won in weightlifting (Kwon Dae-hee, 3 medals), archery (Yoon Soo-hee, 3 medals), girls' high school shooting - air rifle (Ban Hyo-jin, 2 medals), boys' high school shooting - air rifle (Jang Byung-jun, 2 medals), weightlifting (Kim Sung-ho, 2 medals), and weightlifting (Kim Soo-min, 2 medals). Additional gold medals were earned in wrestling - 63kg (Min Yeo-jin), athletics 800m (Song Hyun-seo), athletics 400m hurdles (Kwak Ui-chan), gymnastics vault (Ahn Dae-geon), and girls' high school cycling sprint demonstration event (Kim Ji-ah), totaling 19 gold medals.

Furthermore, 15 silver medals were won in athletics 100m and 200m (Kim Dong-jin, 2 medals), 100m hurdles (Kwak Ui-chan, 1 medal), as well as boxing (3 medals), weightlifting (4 medals), wrestling (3 medals), gymnastics (1 medal), and finswimming (1 medal). A total of 18 bronze medals were earned in weightlifting (3 medals), athletics (3 medals), swimming (2 medals), modern pentathlon (2 medals), archery (1 medal), boxing (1 medal), gymnastics (1 medal), judo (1 medal), cycling (1 medal, plus 1 demonstration), and yachting (1 medal, plus 1 demonstration).

Notably, most of the student athletes who won gold, silver, and bronze medals at this National Sports Festival are first and second-year students, raising expectations for the 106th National Sports Festival to be held in Busan next year.

At Daegu Physical Education High School, where all students are athletes, the day begins with waking up at 5:30 a.m. in the dormitory, followed by early morning training from 6:00 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. Regular classes run from periods 1 to 5, and afternoon training starts at 2:30 p.m., with night training conducted from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., maintaining a rigorous daily schedule.

This training system is the driving force behind the school ranking 3rd place after Seoul Physical Education High School and Gyeonggi Physical Education High School at the 105th National Sports Festival, and consistently securing top positions in the annual National Sports Festival and nationwide competitions among physical education high schools.

Daegu Physical Education High School is currently preparing for next year by thoroughly evaluating and analyzing performance and training systems by event and athlete. These results will be shared at a comprehensive workshop involving all coaches and supervisors, followed by training on student athlete management and scientific training methods, with plans to conduct intensive winter training.

Principal Jo Dae-seung of Daegu Physical Education High School stated, “We are doing our best to help student athletes achieve their career dreams. In particular, through an operational system that aligns with the purpose of establishing specialized physical education high schools and the demands of the times, we will support stable growth for both the school and the student athletes.”

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