Min Ryoung
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's short track speed skating | ||
Representing  South Korea
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| World Championships | ||
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2000 Sheffield | Overall |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2000 Szekesfehervar | Overall |
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2001 Warsaw | Overall |
Min Ryoung (Korean: 민룡; Hanja: 閔龍; RR: Min Ryong; born July 14, 1982, in Daegu) is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. He is the 2000 Overall World Champion.
2002 Winter Olympics
[edit]Min participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to the Olympics, he was expected to compete in the 1500 metre or 1000 metre individual events along with the 5000 metre relay. However, the South Korean coach controversially announced that he would send Min to only the relay event in order to give the opportunities of the individual competitions to another prospect Ahn Hyun-Soo.
On February 13, The South Korean relay team raced with United States, Italy, and Australia in the 45-lap semifinal race. During the 17th lap, Min attempted to pass United States team member Rusty Smith on the inside. But Min made a bad pass and bumped Smith's elbow and shoulder with his hip. Min collided with the Italian Nicola Rodigari, and the two fell on the ice and spun out into the boards. Min was sent to a hospital emergency room for evaluation for back and hip injuries. But the Korean team was disqualified.[1]
Due to the injury, Min retired from short track speed skating for good next year.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Min Ryoung at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- South Korean male short track speed skaters
- Olympic short track speed skaters for South Korea
- Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in short track speed skating
- Sportspeople from Daegu
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade
- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
- South Korean speed skating biography stubs