Chung Jae-won (, born 21 June 2001) is a South Korean

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

. He competed in the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

and won a silver medal in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

event. As a result, Chung became the youngest Korean speed skater to win a medal at the Olympics.

References

External links

* * * * 2001 births Living people Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics South Korean male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for South Korea Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in speed skating Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Speed skaters from Seoul 21st-century South Korean sportsmen Speed skaters at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea {{SouthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub