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In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Min-jeong
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26)
Seongnam, South Korea
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportShort track speed skating
Event(s)500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m
ClubSeongnam City Hall
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500m: 42.422 (2018)
1000m: 1:27:852 (2019)
1500m: 2:14:354 WR (2016)
3000m: 4:58:939 (2018)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 14 4 1
Four Continents Championships 5 0 0
Asian Winter Games 2 1 1
World Junior Championships 2 2 0
Total 25 7 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 3000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow Overall
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul Overall
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal Overall
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Seoul 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia Overall
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow 1500 m
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Montréal Overall
Gold medal – first place 2020 Montréal 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Montréal 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Montréal 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Montréal 3000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Erzurum 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2014 Erzurum 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Erzurum 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Erzurum Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Erzurum 1500 m super
Choi Min-jeong
Hangul
최민정
Hanja
崔珉禎
Revised RomanizationChoe Minjeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Minjŏng

Choi Min-jeong (Hangul: 최민정; born 9 September 1998) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a two-time Olympic Champion (2018), a three-time World Champion (2015, 2016, 2018), one-time Four Continents champion (2020), and is currently the world record holder for 1500m. Along with Chun Lee-kyung and Jin Sun-Yu, Choi is widely regarded as one of the best female Korean short track speed skaters of all time.

Personal Life

Choi took up skating as a hobby at the age of 6 and joined a local club to further pursue it when she was 8. Her inspiration came from watching Jin Sun-yu's triple Olympic gold haul at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Career

Junior Career

Choi won third overall behind teammates Noh Do-hee and Ahn Se-jung after winning 1000m gold, 1500m silver at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

Senior Career

During the 2014-15 season at the senior level, Choi won her first World Cup gold medal ahead of Arianna Fontana and Shim Suk-hee in Montréal. At just 16 years old, she took her first World title at the 2015 World Championships in Moscow after winning gold in 1000m and 3000m, and successfully defended her title in Seoul a year later.[1] During the 2016-17 season, Choi set a new world record time of 2:14:354 in 1500m in Salt Lake City.

In 2018, at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Choi became a two-time Olympic Champion after winning gold in 1500m and 3000m relay. She set and currently holds the Olympic record in the 500m after breaking the previous Olympic record set by Elise Christie by 0.45 seconds.[2] Choi was one of the big favourites heading to the A final, but she was penalized for interference having finished second.[3] Choi went on to win the 1500m gold and led her team to the 3000m relay gold by more than eight seconds.[1] She crashed and finished fourth after colliding with Shim Suk-hee in the 1000m finals.

Choi won her third World title at the 2018 World Championships collecting 110 points overall after winning gold in 500m, 1500m, and 3000m Superfinal.[4]

At the inaugural 2020 Four Continents Championships, Choi had a clean sweep after winning gold medals in every distance. She was crowned the first-ever Four Continents overall champion after finishing first overall ahead of teammate Seo Whi-min and Courtney Sarault by a staggering margin of 89 and 92 points, respectively.[5] The 2020 World Championships in Seoul was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Choi withdrew from the 2021 World Championships due to the pandemic.[6]

During the 2021-22 season, she suffered knee and ankle injuries in separate collisions during the World Cup opener in Beijing in October.[7] She was unable to compete in at the following World Cup event in Nagoya due to her injuries.[8] Choi also had to deal with off-ice issues after her longtime teammate Shim was embroiled in race-fixing allegations after Shim's leaked text exchanges with a coach.[9]

Choi will compete for Team Korea in short track speed skating at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.


References

  1. ^ a b "Life is a learning curve for Republic of Korea's golden girl Choi Min-Jeong". Olympics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Watch Winter Olympics: Day one highlights". BBC Sport. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Winter Olympics: DQ drama hits South Korea's star skater Choi as veteran Fontana grabs Italy's 1st Pyeongchang gold". The Straits Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ^ "ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships: the best moments - International Skating Union". www.isu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ "Best Moment: Choi Min Jeong leaves rivals gasping with ISU Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating clean sweep - International Skating Union". www.isu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. ^ "Absence of Asian powerhouses creates opportunity for Schulting - International Skating Union". www.isu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  7. ^ "Choi Min-jeong returns to Korea after injury at ISU World Cup". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  8. ^ "ST - Person Bio". www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  9. ^ Yonhap (2022-01-05). "Olympic short track champion downplays concerns about medal". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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