Jeon Ji-Soo (; born December 13, 1985) is a South Korean

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. Jeon first gained attention at the 2005

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, where she won overall runner-up and a gold medal in the 1000 metres. In 2007, Jeon was selected for the South Korea national team and competed in the

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and World Team Championships as a member of the 3000 metre relay squad, where she won gold medals in both events. In 2011, Jeon was again called up to the South Korea national team, ranked first overall in the 500 metres of the 2010-11 national season. She earned a gold medal in the 3000 metre relay event at the

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held in

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. She currently belongs to the

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City Government short track speed skating team.

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1985 births Living people South Korean female short-track speed skaters Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Short-track speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Korea National Sport University alumni World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century South Korean sportswomen {{SouthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub