Jang Mi-ran (40), a physical education professor at Yongin University, was selected as the second vice minister of culture, sports and tourism on the 29th, saying, “We will do our best to realize the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's national philosophy in sports and tourism policies.” Professor Jang said, “I feel a heavy responsibility to take on the role as a sportsman,” adding, “I will do my best to closely examine the welfare of athletes in difficult situations and establish the status of athletes.” 토토사이트
Following Park Jong-gil (2013) and Choi Yoon-hee (2019-2020), he will be the third vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to promote sports, tourism and policies from the 3rd of next month. Professor Jang also said, “With the 2023-2024 Visit Korea Year, we will help achieve the goal of 30 million overseas tourists in 2027.”
When he was in his third year of middle school, he belatedly started weightlifting when his large body caught the eyes of his father's acquaintance, a weightlifting director. After four years, he became a member of the national team in 2002 and has won four consecutive world championships since 2005. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's heaviest weight class (over 75kg) by lifting 140kg in the impression, 186kg in the dragon, a total of 326kg in total, and the world record at that time. At that time, silver and bronze medalists Ola Korovka (Ukraine, 277kg) and Mariya Grabovtskaya (Russia, 270kg) tested positive in a follow-up doping test. In such an “age of drugs,” Professor Jang weighed 49kg more than second place in pure physicality alone. The nickname given by fans is “Natural.”
Earlier, he finished fourth at the 2004 Athens Olympics and then at the 2012 London Olympics, but eventually returned to Professor Jang after Hrifshime Kursuda (Armenia), who won the bronze medal at the time, was later deprived of the medal for banned drugs in 2016. He won all the Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medals.
He is a graduate of Korea University and has worked as an educator since he retired from playing in 2012. He has been a professor of physical education at Yongin University since 2016 when he received a master's degree from Sungshin Women's University and a doctorate from Yongin University. In 2017, he studied at Kent State University in Ohio. He is also the owner of a vicious spirit, as he lost his weight from 1m 70cm tall and 115kg to 60 to 70kg when he was a player.
In addition, the “Jang Jang-ran Foundation” was established in 2012 to help unpopular athletes and dreamers and actively engage in community service activities. It also held a “Rose Sports Day” with North Korean defectors and students affected by school violence. He has also delivered briquettes and served meals for the elderly living alone. Jang Mi-ran Kids, who started weightlifting after seeing Professor Jang, including Park Hye-jung and Kim Soo-hyun, are dreaming of “post Jang Mi-ran.”
As a high-ranking official of the presidential office announced the appointment and said, “The culture side expects to blow a new wind into the sports world as BTS is holding it.” This is because predecessors from athletes did not receive very good reviews. Former Vice Minister Park stepped down after about a year in office due to personal suspicions and former Vice Minister Choi's human rights situation in the sports community at the time. However, Professor Jang is considered different from other sportsmen as he has gained administrative experience as a member of the Korea Sports Council's athletes' committee in 2013-17 and a member of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Innovation Committee in 2015-17.
