Choi Kyu-woong explained

Choi Kyu-Woong
Strokes:Breaststroke
Coach:Lee Woo-Shin
Collegeteam:Korea National Sport University
Birth Date:28 May 1990
Birth Place:Busan, South Korea
Weight:740NaN0
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Choi Kyu-Woong (also Choi Gyu-Wung, ; born May 28, 1990, in Busan) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] [2] He shared silver medals with China's Xue Ruipeng in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, in a time of 2:12.25.[3] He also collected two medals (silver and bronze) in both 100 and 200 m breaststroke at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China.[4] [5] Choi is a member of the swimming team at the Korea National Sport University in Seoul, under his personal coach Lee Woo-Shin.[1]

Choi qualified for the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by breaking a South Korean record and clearing a FINA A-standard time of 2:11.17 from the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[6] [7] [8] He challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including former silver medalist Dániel Gyurta of Hungary and local favorite Michael Jamieson of Great Britain. Choi raced to seventh place by less than 0.04 of a second behind Ukraine's Igor Borysik in 2:13.57. Choi failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the preliminary heats.[9]

He also qualified for the 2016 Olympics, again in the 200 m breaststroke.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choi Kyu-Woong. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2 April 2013. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501210237/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/choi-kyuwoong-1099649/. dead.
  2. Choi Kyu-Woong. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-gyu-wung-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 22 December 2019.
  3. News: Asian Games: Sun Yang Rattles Grant Hackett's World Record, Ye Shiwen Shines. Swimming World Magazine. 18 November 2010. 2 April 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130411213109/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25711.asp. 11 April 2013.
  4. News: East Asian Games: Chen Huijia Lowers Asian Record in 50 Breast . . 6 December 2009 . 3 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613083620/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22896.asp . 13 June 2013 .
  5. News: East Asian Games: Ryosuke Irie, Chen Huijia Shine On Third Night . . 8 December 2009 . 3 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518055028/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22919.asp . 18 May 2013 .
  6. News: Cho. Mu-hyun. Tougher Olympic path for swimmers. The Korea Times. 27 January 2012. 2 April 2013.
  7. News: Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m breaststroke . . 2 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116051310/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/men_200breast.pdf . 16 November 2012 .
  8. News: FINA World Championships, Swimming: Daniel Gyurta Overtakes Kosuke Kitajima for 200 Breast Gold . . 29 July 2011 . 11 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605163108/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27739.asp . 5 June 2013 .
  9. Web site: Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 11 February 2013. 16 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121216085020/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/men-200m-breaststroke/phase=swm032900/index.html. dead.

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