Woo Jin-yong
Woo Jin-yong (Korean: 우진용, born 1986) is a CrossFit and snowboard athlete, specialising in snowboard cross racing.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 (age 36–37) South Korea |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event(s) | snowboard cross |
He was born in South Korea in 1986 and educated at Chung-Ang University where he gained a master's degree in physical education (PE). He worked as a PE teacher and served as a marine.[1] Then, when studying English in Canada, he became an enthusiastic snowboarder and has pursued this as a career. He was the first to officially represent South Korea as a national snowboarding athlete at the International Ski Federation Freestyle Ski Cross World Cup. Then he served as a coach for South Korea's national snowboarding team.[2]
In February 2023, he won the Physical: 100 reality competition series on Netflix, beating 99 other athletes in a variety of competitions.[2][3]
References
- Narayanan, Varsha. "Who is Woo Jin-yong? Meet the Physical 100 winner as he takes home 300 million KRW cash prize". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- Koh, Reena. "Meet the competitor who outperformed 99 contestants on Netflix's 'Physical: 100'". Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- Sng, Suzanne (February 22, 2023). "The Life List: CrossFitter Woo Jin-yong wins Physical: 100, but these contestants win viewers' hearts". The Straits Times. Singapore.