Jin Sun-Yu

Jin Sun-Yu (진선유)

Personal information
Born	(1988-12-17) December 17, 1988 Daegu, South Korea
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
World Cup wins	2008 Overall 2006 Overall
World championship wins	2007 Overall 2006 Overall 2005 Overall
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
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 Silver 2007 Milan 1500 m Silver 2005 Beijing 1000 m Silver 2005 Beijing 3000 m Bronze 2005 Beijing 3000 m relay World Team Championships Gold 2007 Budapest Team Gold 2006 Montréal Team Gold 2005 Chuncheon Team

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

• South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics

External links

• NBC Olympics profile

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