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Park Seung-ju

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Park Seung-ju
Personal information
Born (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990 (age 34)
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight112 lb (51 kg)
Korean name
Hangul
박승주
Revised RomanizationBak Seung-ju
McCune–ReischauerPak Sŭng-ju
Sport
Country South Korea
SportSpeed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking38 (1000 m)

Park Seung-ju (Korean: 박승주; born September 15, 1990, in Seoul) is a South Korean speed-skater.

Park competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the 500 metres she finished 26th overall, and in the 1000 metres she was 31st.[1][2]

As of September 2014, Park's best performance at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships is 20th, in the 2013 1000m. Her best performance at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships is 16th, in 2014. Park also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.[3]

Park made her World Cup debut in November 2012. As of September 2014, Park's top World Cup finish is 20th in a 1000m race at Harbin in 2012–13. Her best overall finish in the World Cup is 38th, in the 2012–13 1000m.[3]

Her sister Park Seung-hi and her brother Park Se-yeong are short track speed skaters.

Education

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Seung-Ju". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Seung Ju PARK". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Park Seung-ju". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
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