Choi Jae-Bong

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Choi Jae-Bong (최재봉)
Choi Jae-Bong

Choi Jae-Bong at a 2006 World Cup in Thialf (Heerenveen, The Netherlands)
Country Flag of South Korea South Korea
Date of birth June 19, 1980 (1980-06-19) (age 27)
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 78 kg (170 lb)

Choi Jae-bong (Hangul: 최재봉, born 19 June 1980) is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that time he was the holder of the junior World record at 1500m, set in early December 1997 in Thialf, Heerenveen where he clocked 1:52.25 to break the record. In Nagano where he finished in 12th position he broke his own world junior record to a new best time of 1:51.47, which was 0.78 of a second faster. He also finished in 29th position at the 5000m. In November 1998 he broke the junior world record over 500m into a new time of 36.30 in Calgary and a day later he broke his own 1500m record again, this time 1:49.71 was his new best time. Due to these records and some other decent results in that same weekend he also broke the junior world record for the small allround classification to 153.689 points. That same season he won the bronze medal at the World Junior Allround Championships and broke another two world records. He set 1:10.87 at the 1000m in February 1999 and a total of 143.965 points for the sprint classification again in Calgary.

As a senior, during his second Olympic Games, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City he finished 17th at the 500m, 12th at the 1000m and 21st at the 1500m. He also represented South Korea four years later during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In Italy he finished in his all-time best Olympic result, by becoming 8th at the 500m. He also became 17th at the 1000m.

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