Choi Eun-Kyung

Choi Eun-Kyung (최은경)

Personal information
Born	(1984-12-26) December 26, 1984 Daegu, South Korea
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Women’s short track speed skating Competitor for  South Korea Olympic Games Gold 2006 Turin 3000 m relay Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 3000 m relay Silver 2006 Turin 1500 m Silver 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m World Championships Gold 2005 Beijing 1000 m Gold 2004 Gothenburg Overall Gold 2004 Gothenburg 1000 m Gold 2004 Gothenburg 1500 m Gold 2004 Gothenburg 3000 m relay Gold 2003 Warsaw Overall Gold 2003 Warsaw 1500 m Gold 2002 Montréal 3000 m Gold 2002 Montréal 3000 m relay Gold 2006 Montréal Team Gold 2005 Chuncheon Team Gold 2004 St. Petersburg Team Gold 2003 Sofia Team Gold 2002 Milwaukee Team Silver 2005 Beijing Overall Silver 2003 Warsaw 1000 m Silver 2003 Warsaw 3000 m Silver 2001 Nobeyama Team Bronze 2006 Minneapolis 1500 m Bronze 2005 Beijing 3000 m Bronze 2004 Gothenburg 500 m Winter Universiade Gold 2005 Innsbruck 500 m Gold 2005 Innsbruck 1000 m Gold 2005 Innsbruck 1500 m Gold 2005 Innsbruck 3000 m Gold 2005 Innsbruck 3000 m relay

Choi Eun-Kyung (Hangul: 최은경, Hanja: 崔恩景, born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004.

Biography

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Choi won a silver medal in the 1500m and was a member of gold medal-winning relay team in 3000m relay. She was the World record holder for 1500m at the time.

Choi's career heights came between 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the Overall World Champion in 2003 and in 2004. She also won the Overall World Cup title for 2003-2004 season.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics she equalled her achievements from the previous Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 1500 m and won gold in the 3000 m relay. She was disqualified in the finals of the 1000 m.

See also

• South Korea women's national short track team

External links

• Database Olympics

v t e ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup 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 2011–12: Noh Jin-Kyu 2012–13: Noh Jin-Kyu 2013–14: Charles Hamelin 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 2011–12: Arianna Fontana 2012–13: Shim Suk-Hee 2013–14: Shim Suk-Hee 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 2012–13 2013–14 See also: ISU World Speed Skating Championships