Choi Eun-kyung (, born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean
short track speed skater
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...
. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time
Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004.
Biography
At the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...
, Choi won a silver medal in the 1500 m and was a member of the gold medal-winning relay team in the
3000 m relay. She was the world recordholder for 1500 m at the time.
Choi's career heights came between the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the Overall World Champion in 2003 and in 2004. She also won the
Overall World Cup title for the 2003–2004 season.
At the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...
, Choi equalled her achievements from the previous Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 1500 m and winning gold in the 3000 m relay. She was disqualified in the finals of the 1000 m.
Personal records
See also
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South Korea women's national short track team
External links
Database Olympics
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1984 births
Living people
South Korean female short-track speed skaters
Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea
Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating
Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating
Short-track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Korea National Sport University alumni
Speed skaters from Daegu
Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea
Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade
20th-century South Korean women
21st-century South Korean sportswomen