Kim Min-jung (speed skater)

Kim Min-Jung (Hangul: 김민정, Hanja: 金玟廷, born March 20, 1985, in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater.

Kim Min-Jung
Personal information
Born (1985-03-20) March 20, 1985[1]
Seoul, South Korea[2]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight106 lb (48 kg)[2]
Sport
Country South Korea
SportShort track speed skating
World championship wins2010 3000 m relay
2009 1500 m
2008 3000 m relay
2007 3000 m relay,          Team
2003 Team
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Milan 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2008 Gangneung 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vienna 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vienna 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vienna 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vienna Overall
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vienna 3000 m relay
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bormio Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Harbin Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Heerenveen Team
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Erzurum3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Innsbruck3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Erzurum1000 m
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Jangchun3000 m relay
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.

In the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she competed only in the women's 3000 meter relay, combining with Lee Eun-Byul, Park Seung-Hi and Cho Ha-Ri. The South Korean team finished first but was controversially disqualified due to contact between Kim and Sun Linlin of China.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Kim Min-Jung, Short Track". Athletes. Vancouver 2010. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. "Kim Min-Jung". Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  3. "China wins controversial gold". UPI. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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