Jin Sun-Yu

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Jin Sun-Yu (진선유)
Country	Republic of Korea
Date of birth	December 17, 1988 (age 18)
Place of birth	Daegu, South Korea
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Personal best	500 m: 44.420(2006) 1000 m: 1:30.037(2005) 1500 m: 2:20.411(2005) 3000 m: 5:04.798(2004)
Titles
World Cup wins	2006 Overall 2005 2nd Overall
World championship wins	2007 Overall 2006 Overall 2005 Overall
Olympic medal record Women's Short track speed skating Gold 2006 Turin 1000 meters Gold 2006 Turin 1500 meters Gold 2006 Turin 3000 meter relay World Championships Gold 2007 Milan Overall Gold 2007 Milan 1000 m Gold 2007 Milan 3000 m Gold 2007 Milan 3000 m relay Gold 2006 Minneapolis Overall Gold 2006 Minneapolis 1000 m Gold 2006 Minneapolis 1500 m Gold 2006 Minneapolis 3000 m Gold 2005 Beijing Overall Gold 2005 Beijing 1500 m Silver 2007 Milan 1500 m relay Silver 2005 Beijing 1000 m Silver 2005 Beijing 3000 m

Jin Sun-Yu (진선유, born December 17, 1988 in Daegu, South Korea) is a Korean short-track speed skater.

She was the winner of the gold medal in the 1500 meters and the silver medal in the 1000 meters at the 2005 World Championships, as she ended up as the overall champion. At the 2006 World Championships, Jin won the 1000, 1500, and 3000 meters on her way to a second consecutive overall championship. She also finished first in the overall World Cup standings for the 2005-2006 season.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won three gold medals, winning women's individual 1000 meters, and 1500 meters events, and as a member of the South Korean women's victorious 3000 meter relay team. In doing so, Jin became the first athlete (by less than half an hour) from Korea to win three gold medals in one Olympics. Ahn Hyun-Soo matched Jin's achievement later by helping Korea to win men's 5000 meters relay.

[edit] See also

• South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] External link

• NBC Olympics profile