Chung Jae-won ( ko, 정재원, translit=Jeong 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 race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skatin ...
. He competed in the
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
and won a silver medal in the
team pursuit event. As a result, Chung became the youngest Korean speed skater to win a medal at the Olympics.
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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 of 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 people
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