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Hong Su-jong (; born 9 March 1986 or 1989 in Hamgyong, North Korea) is a North Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2007 World silver medalist on the vault. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the all-around and in the team event.
She is the twin sister of Hong Un-jong. "Hong Un-jong admitting being twins with her sister at 1m40s" Choson Sinbo
Hong was suspended for two years, from late 2007 to late 2009, following a positive test for furosemide at the Good Luck Beijing pre-Olympic test event. F.I.G. Proposal of Decision from the Disciplinary Commission to the attention of the Presidential Commission in the case of Ms. Hong Su Jong
Subsequently, North Korea was banned from taking part in the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique announced it was not satisfied with the explanation provided by North Korea for having entered Hong Su-jong with three different birth dates (1985, 1986 or 1989), in different competitions. In particular, she had taken part in the 2004 Olympics claiming to have been born in 1985; her subsequently announced birth date of 1989 meant that she would have been too young to compete in 2004. "Gymnastique: la Corée du Nord privée de Mondiaux", Associated Press, October 14, 2010
In November 2010, the F.I.G. announced that due to the age discrepancies, North Korean gymnasts were banned from all international competition until 5 October 2012. The North Korean Federation was also fined USD $20,800, and Hong specifically was banned from competing in even national competition within North Korea. "North Korea banned 2 years for age falsification" Associated Press, November 5, 2010
Hong's age has never been officially established, but a video has surfaced in which Hong Un-jong, whose birth year is known to be 1989, states that Hong Su-jong is her twin. If accurate, this would confirm that Hong Su-jong was underage during the 2004 Olympics.
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