Choi Eun-kyung

Choi Eun-kyung

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 Representing  South Korea Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 2 0 World Championships 9 3 3 World Team Championships 5 1 0 Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 3000 m relay 2006 Turin 3000 m relay 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 m 2006 Turin 1500 m World Championships 2002 Montréal 3000 m 2002 Montréal 3000 m relay 2003 Warsaw 1500 m 2003 Warsaw Overall 2004 Gothenburg 1500 m 2004 Gothenburg 1000 m 2004 Gothenburg Overall 2004 Gothenburg 3000 m relay 2005 Beijing 1000 m 2003 Warsaw 1000 m 2003 Warsaw 3000 m 2005 Beijing Overall 2004 Gothenburg 500 m 2005 Beijing 3000 m 2006 Minneapolis 1500 m World Team Championships 2002 Milwaukee Team 2003 Sofia Team 2004 St. Petersburg Team 2005 Chuncheon Team 2006 Montréal Team 2001 Nobeyama Team Winter Universiade 2005 Innsbruck 500 m 2005 Innsbruck 1000 m 2005 Innsbruck 1500 m 2005 Innsbruck 3000 m 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 1500 m and was a member of gold medal-winning relay team in 3000 m relay. She was the World record holder for 1500 m 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

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 2014–15: Sin Da-woon 2015–16: Kwak Yoon-Gy
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 2014–15: Shim Suk-hee 2015–16: Choi Min-jeong
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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
See also: ISU World Speed Skating Championships