Yeo Jun-hyung

Yeo Jun-hyung (born on 25 September 1983) is a South Korean former short track speed skater. He is World Champion, Asian Winter Games champion and Universiade champion.

Yeo Jun-hyung
Personal information
Birth name여준형
Born25 September 1983 (1983-09-25) (age 40)
Seoul, South Korea
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Warsaw5000m relay
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 SofiaTeam
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Misawa5000m relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Innsbruck5000m relay

Yeo's only individual World Cup podium was second place in the 1000 m race at the 2002-03 World Cup stage in Chuncheon. He also finished once second and once third in relay competitions during the next two seasons (one podium by season). He participated only once at the World Championships: in 2002, he won gold in the men's relay.

In 2012, Yeo was named as US National Team interim coach.[1] In 2014, he worked as coach in South Korea.

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