Park Gun-woo (sailor)

Park Gun-woo (Korean: 박건우, also known as Park Geon-wu, born 31 March 1981 in Seoul) is a South Korean sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) and open match racing classes.[1][2] He claimed a bronze medal, as a member of the South Korean sailing team, in match racing at the 2010 Asian Games, and later represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of September 2013, Park is ranked no. 134 in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Gun-woo
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1981-03-31) 31 March 1981
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy, match race
ClubBusan Match Team[1]
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Match racing
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Match racing

Park made his official debut at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, where he captured a bronze medal for the South Korean team in a match duel against the host nation China with a scintillating record of 3–1.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Park competed as a boat skipper in the men's 470 class by receiving a berth from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[4] Teaming with his crew member and partner Cho Sung-Min in the opening series, Park pulled off a twenty-second-place finish in a fleet of twenty-seven boats with an accumulated net score of 169 points.[5]

References
  1. "Park Gun-Woo". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Geon-Wu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Original name: 박건우, Other name: Park Gun-Woo
  3. "16th Asian Games Crowns Champions in China". ISAF. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. "Olympic Qualification Secured on Day 3 at 470 Worlds". 470 World Championships. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. "Men's 470". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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