Choe Un-song explained

Choe Un-song
Nationality:North Korean
Sport:Short track speed skating
Birth Date:7 December 1992
Height:NaN1.70
Coach:Yun Chol

Choe Un-song (born 7 December 1992) is a North Korean short track speed skater. He is coached by Yun Chol.

Career

Choe is from Manpo, North Korea, where his father gave him a pair of skates, sparking his interest in speed skating. Choe first went to the Manpo Youth Sports School and continued training at the Ganggye-dong First Education University.

2018 Winter Olympics

Choe competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 1500 metres discipline.[1] He finished last in his heat with a time of 2:18.213 and did not advance to the semifinal,[2] despite being enthusiastically cheered on by a group of 100 North Korean cheerleaders in the stands.[3] Before the heat, he had been injured during a training session in Pyeongchang.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile: CHOE Un Song - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. 2018-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235218/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3122158-choe-un-song.htm. 2018-02-10. dead.
  2. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating - Results - Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men - 1,500m - Heats . ISU . shorttrack.sportresult.com . 2018 . 2018-02-11 . 2019-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191217223153/https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt%3D11213100000056%26gen%3Dm%26ref%3D18696%26view%3Drou . dead .
  3. Web site: Short-track speedskater Choe Un Song, North Korea's first Pyeongchang competitor, eliminated in 1,500-meter heats . AFP-JIJI . . 10 February 2018 . 2018-02-11 . 2018-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211051311/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/10/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/short-track-speedskater-choe-un-song-north-koreas-first-pyeongchang-competitor-eliminated-1500-meter-heats/ . dead .
  4. Web site: [Olympics] North Korean short track skater injured in training ]. Yonhap . . 2018-02-03 . 2018-02-11 .

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