Andy Jung (speed skater) explained

Andy Jung
National Team: Australia
Birth Name:Jung Hyun-Woo
Birth Date:24 April 1997
Birth Place:South Korea
Residence:Melbourne, Victoria
Sport:Short track speed skating
Coach:Jae-Su Chun (personal)
Lachlan Hay (national)

Jung Hyun-Woo (born 24 April 1997), known professionally as Andy Jung, is a South Korean-born professional short track speed skating athlete residing in Melbourne, Victoria. Jung represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he competed in the Men's 1500m event as well as the Men's 500 metres.

Career

In the Men's 1500m event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, his first competition at the Olympic games, he finished in fourth place behind Canada's Charles Hamelin, Belgium's Jens Almey, and the United States' Aaron Tran.[1] Both Jung and China's Han Tianyu, who placed fifth, advanced to the semifinal despite the top three quota due to the disqualification of Italy's Yuri Confortola, who collided with Tianyu during the race. The judges awarded a semifinal berth to Jung after the judges ruled that Jung was impeded by the collision.[2] [3] In the first semifinal of the event, Jung finished fifth behind Russia's Semion Elistratov, Hamelin, Korea's Seo Yira and Latvia's Roberto Puķītis. The top two placers, Elistratov and Hamelin qualified for the gold medal race and the third and fourth placers, Yira and Puķītis, qualified for the ranking final, while Jung failed to advance.[4] [5] [6] He also competed in the men's 500 metres at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, where he slipped because of the American athlete, Aaron Tran, who pushed Andy’s blade. Aaron ended up receiving penalty, but unfortunately Andy came third and could not proceed to the next game.

Statistics

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenueEventPositionTime
2018Winter Olympic GamesPyeongchang, South KoreaMen's 1500m – Heat 24th2:16.995
Men's 1500m – Semifinal 15th2:11.183

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating Results - Men's 1,500m Heat 2 . . . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210114804/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-heat-000200-.htm . 10 February 2018 . en . 10 February 2018.
  2. Web site: SBS World News staff . Skater Jung into 1500m short track semis . . . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210112607/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/skater-jung-into-1500m-short-track-semis . 10 February 2018 . en-AU . 10 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Australian Associated Press and News.com.au staff . Andy Jung narrowly misses out speed skating final after Steve Bradbury-esque finish in semifinals . . . 10 February 2018 . https://archive.today/20180210122240/http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/andy-jung-narrowly-misses-out-speed-skating-final-after-steve-bradburyesque-finish-in-semifinals/news-story/c2a1bddd32adb48e01fd6833ac669240 . 10 February 2018 . en-AU . 10 February 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: . Skater Andy Jung misses 1500m short track final . . . 10 February 2018 . https://archive.today/20180210121351/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/winter-olympics-2018/skater-andy-jung-misses-1500m-short-track-final/news-story/51ee997d8eaf19cb23f6de3a4c2041c8 . 10 February 2018 . en-AU . 10 February 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: ABC News staff . Winter Olympics: How the Aussies fared on day one in Pyeongchang . . . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210122026/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-10/how-the-aussies-fared-on-day-one-in-pyeongchang/9419430 . 10 February 2018 . en-AU . 10 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating Results - Men's 1,500m Semifinal 1 . . . 10 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210114809/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000100-.htm . 10 February 2018 . en . 10 February 2018.