Yang Jae-hoon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 7 May 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Freestyle relay |
Medal record | |
Yang Jae-hoon (born 7 May 1998) is a South Korean swimmer.[1]
Career
[edit]At the Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships he was part of the South Korean Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay team that set a new national record time.[2]
He won a gold medal at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, in an Asian record time.[3]
In October 2023, he lowered the South Korean 100m butterfly national record to 51.85 seconds.[4]
He won a silver medal at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[5]
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics as was part of the South Korean team that reached the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay final.[6][unreliable source?]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yang Jae-hoon". Eurosport. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "S. Korean relay team breaks nat'l record again to finish 6th at swimming worlds". yonhapnewsagency. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "S. Korea makes history in swimming, claims 2nd fencing gold on busy day". Yonhap News Agency. September 25, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "YANG JAE-HOON LOWERS HWANG SUNWOO'S 100 FLY KOREAN RECORD TO 51.85". swimswam. October 18, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Korea captures silver in men's swimming relay at worlds". The Korea Times. February 17, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "The men's 800m relay team succeeded in advancing to the Olympic finals for the first time in Korean swimming management". Maeil Business Newspaper. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- South Korean male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for South Korea
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- 21st-century South Korean people
- Swimmers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen