Cha Min-kyu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 16 March 1993 Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Event | 500 m |
| Club | Dongducheon City Hall |
Cha Min-kyu (born 16 March 1993) is a South Korean speed skater who competes internationally.
He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 500 metres race.[1] He set the Olympic record for the event with a time of 34.42 seconds but had his record broken moments later by the eventual winner, Håvard Lorentzen who beat him by 0.01.
Personal records
| Personal records[2] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.03 | 10 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt lake city | Current South Korean record. |
| 1000 m | 1:08.73 | 29 February 2020 | Vikingskipet, Hamar | |
| 1500 m | 1:51.33 | 10 September 2016 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 4:09.69 | 20 January 2016 | Seoul | |
References
- ^ "Athlete profile – Cha Min-kyu". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Cha Min-Kyu". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
External links
- Cha Min-kyu at the International Skating Union
- Cha Min-kyu in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Cha Min-kyu at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Cha Min-kyu at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Cha Min-kyu at Olympics.com
- Cha Min-kyu at Olympedia
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| National | |
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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- South Korean male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters of South Korea
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- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
- Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games medalists in speed skating
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- People from Anyang, Gyeonggi
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Universiade gold medalists for South Korea
- Universiade medalists in speed skating
- Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade
- World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists
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