Choe Un-song
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Born | 7 December 1992 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Short track speed skating |
| Coached by | Yun Chol |
Choe Un-song (born 7 December 1992) is a North Korean short track speed skater.[1] He is coached by Yun Chol.[2]
Career
[edit]Choe is from Manpo, North Korea, where his father gave him a pair of skates, sparking his interest in speed skating. Choe first went to the Manpo Youth Sports School and continued training at the Ganggye-dong First Education University.[1]
2018 Winter Olympics
[edit]Choe competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 1500 metres discipline.[1] He finished last in his heat with a time of 2:18.213 and did not advance to the semifinal,[3] despite being enthusiastically cheered on by a group of 100 North Korean cheerleaders in the stands.[4] Before the heat, he had been injured during a training session in Pyeongchang.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Athlete Profile: CHOE Un Song - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ a b "[Olympics] North Korean short track skater injured in training". The Korea Times. Yonhap. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating - Results - Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men - 1,500m - Heats". shorttrack.sportresult.com. ISU. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "Short-track speedskater Choe Un Song, North Korea's first Pyeongchang competitor, eliminated in 1,500-meter heats". The Japan Times. AFP-JIJI. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- North Korean male short track speed skaters
- Olympic short track speed skaters for North Korea
- Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- 21st-century North Korean people
- Asian speed skating biography stubs
- North Korean winter sports biography stubs