Hwang Sun-woo

Hwang Sun-woo (Korean: 황선우; born May 13, 2003) is a South Korean swimmer.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Sun-woo
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003
Suwon, South Korea
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Korea
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2023 Fukuoka200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2021 Abu Dhabi200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2022 Melbourne200 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou4 x 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou4 × 100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou100 m freestyle
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHwang Seon-u
McCune–ReischauerHwang Sŏnu

Career

On May 14, 2021, he established the new Korean national record of 48.04 in the 100m freestyle and then followed up with a new World Junior Record in the men's 200m freestyle.

In July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He was the flagbearer for South Korea together with Kim Yeon-koung.[3] He competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 4 × 200m freestyle relay events. In the 50m freestyle heats event, he did not advance to compete in the semifinal.[4] In the remaining freestyle heats events, he completed at rank 1 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the semifinal.[5][6] In the freestyle semifinal events, he completed at rank 4 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the final.[7][8] In the freestyle final events, he completed at rank 5 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m.[9][10] In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.[11]

At the 2022 World Championships, Hwang won silver medal in the Men's 200-metre freestyle. In the final, on June 20, he finished 1:44.47

In December 2022, he won gold in the Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2022 short course FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) with a time of 1:39.72, beating the previous Championship record that was set by Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys in 2018, as well as setting a new Asian record.[12][13]

Honours

Other
  • 19th Korea Image Awards (2023) – Korea Image Budding Youth Award[14]

References
  1. Kim Bae-jung (October 30, 2020). "Hwang Sun-woo wins five titles in Gimcheon national competition". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. "Republic of Korea teenage sensation Hwang Sun-woo storms into record books". Olympics.com. November 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. Yoo Jee-ho (July 7, 2021). "Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung, teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named S. Korean flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 30, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 25, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. "Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 29, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  11. "Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  12. Jin-hyuk, Sung (December 19, 2022). "Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo Breaks Asian Record in Short-Course 200-m Freestyle". english.chosun.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  13. Overend, Riley (December 18, 2022). "After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title". SwimSwam. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  14. Lee, Jae-lim (December 12, 2022). "Lee Jung-jae of 'Squid Game' fame to receive Korea Image Stepping Stone Award". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
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