Park_Seung-hi

Park Seung-hi

Park Seung-hi

South Korean speed skater

Park Seung-hi (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.s͈ɯŋ.ɦi]; born 28 March 1992) is a former South Korean short track and long track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.[1][2] Her sister is Park Seung-ju, a long track speed skater, and her brother Park Se-yeong, a short track speed skater. She switched to long-track speed skating after the 2014 Sochi Olympics. After the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Park announced her retirement from speedskating.[3]

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In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she competed in four events. In her first event, the 500 m, she was disqualified in the quarterfinals.[4] Three days later, she competed in the 1500 m. Despite setting an Olympic record in the semifinals, she finished third in the final.[5] In the 3000 m relay, her team finished first but was disqualified by one of the track judges.[6] In the 1000 m, she won a bronze medal, finishing behind Wang Meng and Katherine Reutter.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she won two gold medals and a bronze.

After the 2014–15 season Park switched to long track speed skating where she qualified to represent South Korea at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. She had originally planned on retiring from speedskating altogether after Sochi but wanted to challenge herself to skate in long track and also have the honor of competing in her home country in the 2018 Winter Olympics. She became the first South Korean athlete to ever compete in short track and long track speedskating at the Olympics.[7]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Park competed in the women's 1000 metres event for speed skating, finishing 16th overall.

Personal life

In July 2022, Park announced her first child's pregnancy via Instagram.[8] In January 2023, Park's agency announced Park had given birth to their first daughter on January 12.[9]

International competition podiums

Short track speed skating

Date Competition Location Rank Event Result
12 Jan 20072007 World Junior ChampionshipsCzech Republic Mladá Boleslav3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1500 m2:19.990
14 Jan 20072007 World Junior ChampionshipsCzech Republic Mladá Boleslav2nd place, silver medalist(s)1000 m1:32.507
14 Jan 20072007 World Junior ChampionshipsCzech Republic Mladá Boleslav2nd place, silver medalist(s)1500m SF2:19.990
14 Jan 20072007 World Junior ChampionshipsCzech Republic Mladá Boleslav3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Overall55 points
14 Jan 20072007 World Junior ChampionshipsCzech Republic Mladá Boleslav1st place, gold medalist(s)2000m relay52:54.136
21 Oct 20072007/2008 ISU World Cup 1stChina Harbin3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500m43.925
21 Oct 20072007/2008 ISU World Cup 1stChina Harbin2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:13.374
27 Oct 20072007/2008 ISU World Cup 2ndJapan Kobe1st place, gold medalist(s)1000 m1:33.723
26 Oct 20022007/2008 ISU World Cup 3rdNetherlands Heerenveen2nd place, silver medalist(s)500 m44.819
01 Dec 20072007/2008 ISU World Cup 4thItaly Torino3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1500 m2:25.612
02 Feb 20082007/2008 ISU World Cup 5thCanada Quebec City3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1000 m1:34.162
10 Feb 20082007/2008 ISU World Cup 6thUnited States Salt Lake City1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay4:09.938
21 Oct 20082007/2008 ISU World Cup 1stChina Harbin3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500m43.925
9 Mar 20082008 World ChampionshipsSouth Korea Gangneung1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay4:16.261
19 Oct 20082008/2009 ISU World Cup 1stUnited States Salt Lake City2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:09.930
26 Oct 20082008/2009 ISU World Cup 2ndCanada Vancouver2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:12.752
30 Nov 20082008/2009 ISU World Cup 3rdChina Beijing2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:08.230
7 Dec 20082008/2009 ISU World Cup 4thJapan Nagano2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:13.320
15 Feb 20092008/2009 ISU World Cup 6thGermany Dresden3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3000m relay4:10.114
20 Sep 20092009/2010 ISU World Cup 1stChina Beijing1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay4:13.531
26 Sep 20092009/2010 ISU World Cup 2ndSouth Korea Seoul3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1000m1:31.320
15 Nov 20092009/2010 ISU World Cup 4thUnited States Marquette3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1000m1:30.206
15 Nov 20092009/2010 ISU World Cup 4thUnited States Marquette2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000 m relay4:10.467
20 Feb 20102010 Winter OlympicsCanada Vancouver1500m2:17.927
26 Feb 20102010 Winter OlympicsCanada Vancouver1000m1:29.379
19 Mar 20102010 World ChampionshipsBulgaria Sofia1st place, gold medalist(s)1500 m2:21.570
21 Mar 20102010 World ChampionshipsBulgaria Sofia1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m SF5:04.070
21 Mar 20102010 World ChampionshipsBulgaria Sofia1st place, gold medalist(s)Overall73 points
05 Dec 20102010/2011 ISU World Cup 3rdChina Changchun1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay4:14.116
12 Dec 20102010/2011 ISU World Cup 4thChina Shanghai2nd place, silver medalist(s)1500m2:32.607
12 Dec 20102010/2011 ISU World Cup 4thChina Shanghai2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:16.795
31 Jan 20112011 Asian Winter GamesKazakhstan Astana2nd place, silver medalist(s)1500m2:38.621
2 Feb 20112011 Asian Winter GamesKazakhstan Astana1st place, gold medalist(s)1000m1:33.343
2 Feb 20112011 Asian Winter GamesKazakhstan Astana2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:30.010
20 Feb 20112010/2011 ISU World Cup 6thGermany Dresden2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:12.735
11 Mar 20112011 World ChampionshipsUnited Kingdom Sheffield2nd place, silver medalist(s)1500 m2:34.218
1 Dec 20122012/2013 ISU World Cup 3rdJapan Nagoya2nd place, silver medalist(s)1500 m2:27.692
2 Dec 20122012/2013 ISU World Cup 3rdJapan Nagoya2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:11.570
8 Dec 20122012/2013 ISU World Cup 4thChina Shanghai1st place, gold medalist(s)1000m1:30.412
3 Feb 20132012/2013 ISU World Cup 5thRussia Sochi1st place, gold medalist(s)1000m1:30.073
9 Feb 20132012/2013 ISU World Cup 6thGermany Dresden1st place, gold medalist(s)1000 m1:30.834
8 Mar 20132013 World ChampionshipsHungary Debrecen1st place, gold medalist(s)1500 m2:23.634
9 Mar 20132013 World ChampionshipsHungary Debrecen2nd place, silver medalist(s)500 m43.850
10 Mar 20132013 World ChampionshipsHungary Debrecen2nd place, silver medalist(s)Overall58 points
28 Sep 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 1stChina Shanghai2nd place, silver medalist(s)500m43.614
29 Sep 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 1stChina Shanghai1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay4:07.143
6 Oct 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 2ndSouth Korea Seoul2nd place, silver medalist(s)1000m1:29.459
6 Oct 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 2ndSouth Korea Seoul1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay4:06.824
9 Nov 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 3rdItaly Torino2nd place, silver medalist(s)1500 m2:20.511
10 Nov 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 3rdItaly Torino3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1000 m1:59.828
17 Nov 20132013/2014 ISU World Cup 4thRussia Kolomna2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay4:09.794
13 Feb 20142014 Winter OlympicsRussia Sochi500m54.207
18 Feb 20142014 Winter OlympicsRussia Sochi3000m relay4:09.498
21 Feb 20142014 Winter OlympicsRussia Sochi1000m1:30.761
14 Mar 20142014 World ChampionshipsCanada Montreal3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1500 m2:34.838
15 Mar 20142014 World ChampionshipsCanada Montreal1st place, gold medalist(s)500m42.792
16 Mar 20142014 World ChampionshipsCanada Montreal2nd place, silver medalist(s)1000m1:30.597
16 Mar 20142014 World ChampionshipsCanada Montreal2nd place, silver medalist(s)Overall73 points

References

  1. [1]
    "China's Zhou Yang wins 1,500 short track gold". The Associated Press. 2010-02-20.
  2. [2]
    "South Korea's Park Seung-Hi wins women's 1000m gold". NBC. 2014-02-21.
  3. [3]
    "Yonhap News Agency". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Ladies' 500 m quarterfinals". 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Ladies' 1500 m final". 2010-02-20.
  6. [6]
    "Ladies' 3000 m Relay – final results". Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  7. [7]
    "Yonhap News Agency". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. [8]
    Park Ro-sa (July 7, 2022). "박승희, 깜짝 임신 발표 "태명은 '금복이'...엄마들 정말 대단해" [Park Seung-hee, surprise pregnancy announcement "My name is 'Geumbok'... Mothers are really amazing] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. [9]
    Go, Jae-wan (January 12, 2023). "[종합] "만삭의 D라인 공개하더니"…박승희, 결혼 1년 9개월만에 딸 출산" [[Comprehensive] "The full-term D-line was revealed"... Park Seung-hee gives birth to a daughter after 1 year and 9 months of marriage] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.
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