Park Jin-hwan (born 15 July 1987) is a former South Korean short-track speedskater.[3] He is the 2009 World Team champion.[4] During the 2008–09 World Cup season, he achieved one relay victory, another two relay podiums as well as one personal podium.[5]

Park Jin-hwan
Personal information
Born (1987-07-15) July 15, 1987 (age 36)[2]
Sport
Country Korea
SportSpeed skating
ClubDankook University[1]
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Korea
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Heerenveen Team

He participated in the 2009 World Championships in Vienna, Austria. In the men's relay, Korean team finished just 6th.

World Cup podiums edit

Season Location Rank Event
2008–09   Salt Lake City   5000m relay
  Beijing   1500m
  Nagano   5000m relay
  Dresden   5000m relay

References edit

  1. ^ List of participants of the 23th Korean Short Track National Championships & Qualifying Event for 2008/2009 Short Track Speed Skating National Team
  2. ^ "Park Jin-hwan's ISU profile". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ J.R. Celski of the U.S. skates to win the men's 1500 metre final at ISU World Cup Short Track event in Dresden February 14, 2009 as South Korea's Park Jin-Hwan (R) and Canada's Marc-Andre Monette collide in rear, REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY), alamy.com.
  4. ^ Lee Wins 500 at Worlds, KoreaTimes.co.kr.
  5. ^ Hamelin's gold sets standard for short track skating team, CBC Sports, November 29, 2008 (in English).

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