Park Jin-hwan

Park Jin-hwan (born 15 July 1987) is a former South Korean short-track speedskater.[3] He is the 2009 World Team champion.[4] During the 2008–09 World Cup season, he achieved one relay victory, another two relay podiums as well as one personal podium.[5]

Park Jin-hwan
Personal information
Born (1987-07-15) July 15, 1987[1]
Sport
Country Korea
SportSpeed skating
ClubDankook University[2]
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Korea
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Heerenveen Team

He participated in the 2009 World Championships in Vienna, Austria. In the men's relay, Korean team finished just 6th.

World Cup podiums
Season Location Rank Event
2008–09United States Salt Lake City1st place, gold medalist(s)5000m relay
China Beijing3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1500m
Japan Nagano2nd place, silver medalist(s)5000m relay
Germany Dresden2nd place, silver medalist(s)5000m relay

References
  1. "Park Jin-hwan's ISU profile". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. List of participants of the 23th Korean Short Track National Championships & Qualifying Event for 2008/2009 Short Track Speed Skating National Team
  3. J.R. Celski of the U.S. skates to win the men's 1500 metre final at ISU World Cup Short Track event in Dresden February 14, 2009 as South Korea's Park Jin-Hwan (R) and Canada's Marc-Andre Monette collide in rear, REUTERS/Petr Josek (GERMANY), alamy.com.
  4. Lee Wins 500 at Worlds, KoreaTimes.co.kr.
  5. Hamelin's gold sets standard for short track skating team, CBC Sports, November 29, 2008 (in English).
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