Jean Yun Explained

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.

Career

Her students have included:

Competitive highlights

International
Event196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980
align=left Winter Olympics17th
align=left World Championships22nd19th
align=left Grand Prix International St. GervaisF.
National
align=left South Korean Figure Skating Championshipsbgcolor=silver 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 3rdbgcolor=silver 2ndbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=gold 1stbgcolor=silver 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 3rd
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior; F.= Finalist

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