Beijing Olympics weightlifting gold medalist Jang Mi-ran, who last week set a world record, said her ideal man should be a tall man, Sports Dong-A reported Saturday.
Jang, 26, hopes to find someone to marry after she wins another gold at the 2012 London Olympics. But that is not an absolute date. "It depends. I could marry maybe even before that," she said.
Jang, who is a single, currently doesn't have a boyfriend. She attributes it to the lack of opportunity to mingle with people. Her daily training regime is very tight. But then, another culprit, she pointed out, is people's tendency to regard her as a "female weightlifter" first, and a woman second.
Jang, who is a pious Christian, wants to find a man who is a Christian as well. "Hopefully, he is taller than me," she said.
Jang's remark in the interview that she prefers a tall man, while otherwise a common sentiment expressed by females, comes at a sensitive time in Korea. Recently, a female college student made a guest appearance on the KBS2 TV talk show, ``Misuda,'' (Beauties' Chatterbox). She dropped a bombshell by calling short men ``losers,'' adding she would date one.
A torrent of furious letters stormed the broadcaster that aired the popular TV show. The Internet forums were full of enraged males.