Park Cheoleon (; born 2 November 1998) is a

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player from

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, who plays as a defender.

Career

Senior national team

Park made his senior international debut in 2021. Throughout his career he has medalled with the national team twice, winning gold at the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in

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, and silver at the

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edition of the

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. In 2023, Park was named to the national team for the

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* 1998 births Living people South Korean male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportsmen Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey Asian Games field hockey players for South Korea {{SouthKorea-fieldhockey-bio-stub