Choi Min-kyung

Choi Min-kyung
Personal information
Born (1982-08-25) 25 August 1982 (age 43)
Seoul, South Korea
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
 France (2004–2006)
SportShort-track speed skating
Medal record
Women's Short Track Speed Skating
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 3000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Montreal 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sheffield 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeonju 3000 m relay
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Zakopane 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Zakopane 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Zakopane 3000 m
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Gangwon 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Gangwon 3000 m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Székesfehérvár Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Warszawa Overall
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing 3000 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Turin 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Krynica-Zdrój 3000 m relay

Choi Min-kyung (Korean최민경; Hanja崔敏敬; born 25 August 1982) is a South Korean short track speed skater.[1]

She competed for South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay with teammates Choi Eun-kyung, Park Hye-won, and Joo Min-jin.[1]

In 2004, Choi joined the French national team.[2] She competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Min-Kyung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Choi Min-kyoung Competes as French National". donga.com. 9 March 2004.