Shin Soo-ji

This is a Korean name; the family name is Shin.

Shin Soo-ji
— Gymnast —
File:Shin Soo-Ji.jpg
Personal information
Country represented	South Korea
Born	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 Seoul, South Korea
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	47 kg (103 lb 10 oz)
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	South Korea
Club	Sejong
Head coach(es)	Kim Ji-hee
Retired	2010
Medal record Representing South Korea Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2009 Astana Team 2009 Astana All-around 2009 Astana Ball

Shin Soo-ji
Hangul	신수지
Hanja	申秀智
Revised Romanization	Sin Su-ji
McCune–Reischauer	Sin suchi

Shin Soo-ji (Hangul: 신수지 born 8 January 1991) is a South Korean former rhythmic gymnast and bowler.

Career

Shin has competed in three World Championships, she had her highest placement finishing 17th in All-around at the 2007 World Championships. She was a member of the 2008 Korean Olympic squad and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but did not advance into the top 10 finals. Shin ended up finishing 12th at the Beijing Olympics. Shin trained in Russia at a great financial burden to her family, although in 2008 she signed a contract with Sema Sports Marketing.

Shin won the bronze medal in All-around at the 2009 Asian Championships. She was also a member of the 2010 Korean gymnastics team that took fourth place at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

After retiring from competitive gymnastics, Shin worked as a commentator at the 2012 London Olympic games. Shin has also appeared on a number of Korean television shows and she has been romantically linked to Korean comedian Heo Kyung Hwan.

In 2013, Shin gained global fame for the gymnastic-style ceremonial first pitch she threw at a baseball match between the Doosan Bears and Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, which went viral on YouTube.

External links

• Shin Soo-ji at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
• Rhythmic Gymnastics Results