Choi Heung-chul (; born December 3, 1981) is a South Korean

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who has competed since 1997. Competing in six

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, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at

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and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill event at those same games Choi's best finishes at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

was tenth in the team normal hill event at

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

while his best individual finish was 24th in the individual normal hill event at

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four years earlier. His best World Cup finish of eighth in the team large hill event at

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in 2002 while his best individual finish was 15th in an individual large hill event at

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three years earlier.

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* * * 1981 births Living people South Korean male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for South Korea Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in ski jumping Ski jumpers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Ski jumpers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Ski jumpers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea FISU World University Games silver medalists for South Korea FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea Winter World University Games medalists in ski jumping Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-skijumping-bio-stub