Jin Sun-Yu

Jin Sun-Yu (진선유)
Personal information
Born December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17) (age 23)
Daegu, South Korea
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 54 kg (120 lb; 8.5 st)
World Cup wins 2008 Overall
2006 Overall
World championship wins 2007 Overall
2006 Overall
2005 Overall
Sport
Country  South Korea
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 500 m: 44.420(2006)
1000 m: 1:30.037(2005, Former WR)
1500 m: 2:20.411(2005)
3000 m: 5:04.798(2004)
Medal record
Women's Short track speed skating
Competitor for  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold 2006 Turin 1000 m
Gold 2006 Turin 1500 m
Gold 2006 Turin 3000 m 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
Gold 2007 Budapest Team
Gold 2006 Montréal Team
Gold 2005 Chuncheon Team
Silver 2007 Milan 1500 m
Silver 2005 Beijing 1000 m
Silver 2005 Beijing 3000 m
Bronze 2005 Beijing 3000 m relay
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jin.

Jin Sun-Yu (Hangul: 진선유, Hanja: 陳善有) (born December 17, 1988 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean short-track speed skater. She is a triple Olympic Champion from 2006 and a three-time Overall World Champion (for 2005–2007).

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.

See also

External links

1994: Chun Lee-Kyung · 1998: Chun Lee-Kyung · 2002: Yang Yang (A) · 2006: Jin Sun-Yu · 2010: Wang Meng
2002: Ko Gi-Hyun · 2006: Jin Sun-Yu · 2010: Zhou Yang

1976: Celeste Chlapaty • 1977: Brenda Webster • 1978: Sarah Docter • 1979: Sylvie Daigle • 1980–1981: Miyoshi Kato • 1982: Maryse Perreault • 1983: Sylvie Daigle • 1984: Mariko Kinoshita • 1985: Eiko Shishii • 1986: Bonnie Blair • 1987: Eiko Shishii • 1988–1990: Sylvie Daigle • 1991: Nathalie Lambert • 1992: Kim So-Hee • 1993–1994: Nathalie Lambert • 1995–1997: Chun Lee-Kyung • 1998–2002: Yang Yang (A) • 2003–2004: Choi Eun-Kyung • 2005–2007: Jin Sun-Yu • 2008–2009: Wang Meng • 2010: Park Seung-Hi • 2011: Cho Ha-Ri
Men's Overall Champions
1997–98: Li Jiajun • 1998–99: Li Jiajun • 1999–2000: Kim Dong-Sung • 2000–01: Apolo Ohno • 2001–02: Kim Dong-Sung • 2002–03: Apolo Ohno • 2003–04: Ahn Hyun-Soo • 2004–05: Apolo Ohno • 2005–06: Ahn Hyun-Soo • 2006–07: Tyson Heung • 2007–08: Lee Ho-Suk • 2008–09: Sung Si-Bak • 2009–10: Lee Jung-Su • 2010–11: Thibaut Fauconnet
Women's Overall Champions
1997-98: Chun Lee-Kyung • 1998–99: Yang Yang (A) • 1999–2000: Yang Yang (A) • 2000–01: Yang Yang (A) • 2001–02: Yang Yang (A) • 2002–03: Tyan Yu Fu • 2003–04: Choi Eun-Kyung • 2004–05: Wang Meng • 2005–06: Jin Sun-Yu • 2006–07: Byun Chun-Sa • 2007–08: Jin Sun-Yu • 2008–09: Wang Meng • 2009–10: Wang Meng • 2010–11: Katherine Reutter
Seasons
1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10  • 2010–11 • 2011–12