Choi Eun-kyung

Choi Eun-kyung

Personal information
Born	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	Short track 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