Jeon Deok-hyoung Awakened to 100m

At the athletic track of Chungnam University in Daejon on March 18, the first open training session was conducted by Professor Miyakawa Jiaki (57-years-old, Tokai University, Japan), who is called the “Hiddink of sprints.”

“Godfather of Japan sprints, Miyakawa has been recruited by Korea Athletics Federation in order to help break the 25-year-old Korean men’s 100m record (10.34, Seo Mal-goo, 1979 Mexico Universiad)

Having guided the national reserve team secretly for the last three months, he revealed his own know-how for the first time while the staff of the Korea Athletics Federation and the press corps watched. The focus was on Jeon Deok-hyoung (20-year-old, sophomore of Chungnam University) who is called the “Crown Prince of Miyakawa” and is supposed to become a student at Tokai University this October.

When Jeon passed the final line with a 49.06 mark at the 400m time trial, Miyakawa praised him saying, “Good job” because he surpassed his first goal of 49.95 seconds. Miyakawa remarked, “The record didn’t reach his personal record, but in this cold season, he did a great job.”

Jeon’s personal record in the 100m is 10.62 seconds, which was set at the National Sports Festival in October 2001. Miyakawa assured that Jeon will lower the record to 10.20 soon. Miyakawa mentioned, “A new record will be achieved because he has a good figure at 184cm and 75kg, possesses a flexibility and will to win, and doesn’t dissipate his stamina during running.”

Jeon stated, “Now I am realizing what the 100m race is. I am more confident that I can break the Korean record.”

His first goal is to finish the 200m within 20.60 seconds. Miyakawa holds that good running on 200m and 400m leads to a shortened 100m’s mark. Consequently, he has conducted training which is focused on 200m and 400m in the winter season.

Professor Miyakawa is a famous coach who mentored Asahara Nobuharu (32-years-old, 10.02) and Suetzku Shingo (24-years-old, 10.03) as well as a record holder of Asia men’s 100m, Ito Koji (34-year-old, 10.00) and boosted Japanese sprinting up to the world’s top level.

Miyakawa has plans to have Jeon race in the Japanese competitions. The first goal is to reduce Jeon’s record down to 20.75 seconds, the Olympic record for qualifying until this June. Miyakawa believes that Jeon will be motivated after noticing the world’s top level if he participates in the Athens Olympics.

Jeon’s record for 200m is 21.24 seconds. The Asian record is 20.41 seconds which Jang Jae-geun marked in the 1985 Asia Championship. Jeon began his athletics career in the second grade of Onyang Middle School and graduated from Chungnam Gymnastics High School.