Jean Yun | |
Birth Name: | Yun Hyo Jean |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Country: | South Korea |
Birth Date: | March 6, 1958 |
Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
Residence: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Coach: | John Nicks |
Formercoach: | Gary Visconti Barbara Roles Mabel Fairbanks Ellen Burka Etsuko Inada Lee Jun Phill Nancy Czar Bretzfield |
Former Skating Club: | Santa Monica Figure Skating Club (Disband) Korean Skating Union |
Beganskating: | 1964 |
Retired: | 1980 |
Korean name | |
Hangul: | 윤효진 |
Rr: | Yun Hyojin |
Mr: | Yun Hyochin |
Jean Yun (; Yun Hyo Jean; born March 6, 1958) is a retired competitive figure skater who represented South Korea in the 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1975 and 1976 World Figure Skating Championships. Yun was the 1975 and 1976 South Korea National Champion, two-times World Team Member, and a double gold medalist in the U.S. and a double gold medalist in South Korea. From 1969 to 1980, she competed and reached the podium seven times in the ladies' singles at South Korean Figure Skating Championships.
Yun was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is a double Master rated Professional Skaters Association coach in Freestyle & Figure who coaches at East West Ice Palace at Artesia, California and Pickwick Ice Center at Burbank, California.
Her students have included:
International | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Event | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | ||||||||
align=left | Winter Olympics | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||
align=left | World Championships | 22nd | 19th | |||||||||||||||||
align=left | Grand Prix International St. Gervais | F. | ||||||||||||||||||
National | ||||||||||||||||||||
align=left | South Korean Figure Skating Championships | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior; F.= Finalist |