Joo Hyong-jun explained

Joo Hyong-Jun
Birth Date:22 April 1991
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Height:175 cm
Weight:73 kg
Sport:Speed skating
Short track speed skating
Hangul:주형준
Rr:Ju Hyeongjun
Mr:Chu Hyŏngchun

Joo Hyong-jun (pronounced as /ko/; born 22 April 1991) is a South Korean speed skater.

Career

Short track career

In 2010, Joo was selected for the South Korean junior national short track speed skating team and won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metre relay at the 2010 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Taipei, alongside Noh Jin-kyu and Park Se-yeong.[1]

Long track career

In late 2010, Joo turned to long track speed skating. In November 2011, Joo was selected for the South Korean national team and had three podium finishes as a member of the South Korean team pursuit squad in the 2011–12 World Cup series. Joo captured silver in the team pursuit race at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships held in Sochi, alongside Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoon and Kim Cheol-min.[2] Joo also achieved four podiums, including a silver in the mass start race, in the 2012–13 World Cup series.

2014 Winter Olympics

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Joo first competed on February 15, 2014 in the 1500 metres. In the 1500 m, Joo finished 29th at 1:48.59.[3]

The South Korean pursuit team for the 2014 Olympics consisted of Joo, Lee Seung-hoon and Kim Cheol-min.[4] South Korea eliminated Russia in the quarterfinal, which advanced them to face reigning Olympic Champion Canada in the semifinal. South Korea then beat the Canadian team by 2.96 seconds, with a final time of 3:42.32.[5] The South Korean team eventually won the silver medal, defeated by the Netherlands in the gold medal final by 3.14 seconds, with a final time of 3:40.85.[6]

Records

Personal records (long track)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [Result] 2010 ISU World Junior Championships, TPE, Taipei]. 2014-02-22. International Skating Union.
  2. Web site: World Champion Speedskaters Return from Sochi. 2013-03-27. 2014-02-22. Chosun Ilbo.
  3. Web site: (Olympics) Youth well served as teenagers excel in short track, skeleton. 2014-02-15. 2014-02-22. Yonhap News.
  4. Web site: Team Pursuit Offers Last Chance for Korean Speed Skaters. 2014-02-20. 2014-02-23. Chosun Ilbo.
  5. Web site: (Olympics) S. Korea secures at least silver in men's team pursuit speed skating. 2014-02-21. 2014-02-22. Yonhap News.
  6. Web site: Dutch cap historic speedskating run with two golds in team pursuits. Myerberg. Paul. 2014-02-22. 2014-02-22. USA Today.