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In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Sun-woo
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003 (age 21)
Suwon, South Korea
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Korea
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 4 x 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m freestyle
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHwang Seon-u
McCune–ReischauerHwang Sŏnu

Hwang Sun-woo (Korean: 황선우; born May 13, 2003) is a South Korean swimmer.[2]

Career

On May 14, 2021, he established the new Korean national record of 48.04 in the 100m freestyle and then followed up with a new World Junior Record in the men's 200m freestyle.[citation needed]

In July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He was the flagbearer for South Korea together with Kim Yeon-koung.[3] He competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 4 × 200m freestyle relay events. In the 50m freestyle heats event, he did not advance to compete in the semifinal.[4] In the remaining freestyle heats events, he completed at rank 1 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the semifinal.[5][6] In the freestyle semifinal events, he completed at rank 4 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the final.[7][8] In the freestyle final events, he completed at rank 5 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m.[9][10] In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.[11]

At the 2022 World Championships, Hwang won silver medal in the Men's 200-metre freestyle. In the final, on June 20, he finished 1:44.47

In December 2022, he won gold in the Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2022 short course FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) with a time of 1:39.72, beating the previous Championship record that was set by Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys in 2018, as well as setting a new Asian record.[12][13]

Honours

Other

  • 19th Korea Image Awards (2023) – Korea Image Budding Youth Award[14]

References

  1. ^ Kim Bae-jung (October 30, 2020). "Hwang Sun-woo wins five titles in Gimcheon national competition". The Dong-a Ilbo. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Republic of Korea teenage sensation Hwang Sun-woo storms into record books". Olympics.com. November 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Yoo Jee-ho (July 7, 2021). "Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung, teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named S. Korean flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 30, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 25, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 29, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Jin-hyuk, Sung (December 19, 2022). "Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo Breaks Asian Record in Short-Course 200-m Freestyle". english.chosun.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  13. ^ Overend, Riley (December 18, 2022). "After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title". SwimSwam. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  14. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (December 12, 2022). "Lee Jung-jae of 'Squid Game' fame to receive Korea Image Stepping Stone Award". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
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