Thomas Hong
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Thomas Insuk Hong |
Nationality | American |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | July 2, 1997
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Short track speed skating |
Thomas Insuk Hong (born July 2, 1997) is an American short track speed skater. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]
Early life and education
Hong was born in Seoul, South Korea to parents Hang Jung and DooPyeo Hong. Hong immigrated to the United States as a child.[2] He was raised in Laurel, Maryland and graduated from Atholton High School.[2] He currently attends University of Maryland, College Park.[2]
Hong speaks Korean and English.[2]
References
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Thomas Insuk HONG - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Shaffer, Jonas (February 3, 2018). "Olympics a homecoming for South Korean-born, Laurel-raised short-track speedskater Thomas Hong". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American male short track speed skaters
- American people of South Korean descent
- American sportspeople of Korean descent
- Atholton High School alumni
- Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Olympic short track speed skaters for the United States
- People from Laurel, Maryland
- Sportspeople from Prince George's County, Maryland
- Short track speed skaters at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters from Seoul
- 21st-century American people
- American speed skating biography stubs