Shin Hea-sook (born 29 November 1957) is a former competitive South Korean

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is a two-time South Korean National champion (1979, 1980) and competed in the ladies' singles event at the

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Career

Due to the lack of figure skating rinks in South Korea at the time, Shin primarily lived and trained in

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during her competitive figure skating career. She began coaching in 1984 following her retirement and now coaches in

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

. Her current and former students include: * Kim Se-yol * Byun Sung-jin * Chi Hyun-jung *

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* Choi Hyung-kyung *

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* Park Bun-seon * Lee Dong-won * Kim Ye-lim * Shin Yea-ji *

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* Kim Na-young *

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* Lee Ho-jung *

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* Lee Hae-in *Kyeong Jae-seok *

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Competitive highlights

References

1957 births Living people South Korean female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for South Korea Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-figure-skating-bio-stub