Seung-Hi Park
- Birthdate: March 28, 1992
- Weight: 121 lbs (55 kg)
- Height: 5’6” (1.68 m)
- Age: 20 years
- Gender: Female
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Record Breakers
- Short Track
- Ladies' 1500 m Semifinal 3: South Korea (Seung-Hi Park) 2:20.859 (OR)
- Short Track
- Ladies' 3000 m Relay Semifinal 1: South Korea (Ha-Ri Cho, Min-Jung Kim, Eun-Byul Lee, Seung-Hi Park) 4:10.753 (OR)
Athlete Events
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 02/26 | Ladies' 1000 m | BronzeFINALS (3rd) |
| 02/26 | Ladies' 1000 m Final A | 1:29.379 (3rd) |
| 02/26 | Ladies' 1000 m Semifinal 1 | 1:29.165 (2nd) |
| 02/26 | Ladies' 1000 m Quarterfinal 1 | 1:30.769 (1st - Qualified) |
| 02/24 | Ladies' 3000 m Relay | FINALS |
| 02/24 | Ladies' 3000 m Relay Final A | DQ |
| 02/24 | Ladies' 1000 m Heat 1 | 1:31.885 (1st - Qualified) |
| 02/20 | Ladies' 1500 m | BronzeFINALS (3rd) |
| 02/20 | Ladies' 1500 m Final A | 2:17.927 (3rd) |
| 02/20 | Ladies' 1500 m Semifinal 3 | 2:20.859 (1st) |
| 02/20 | Ladies' 1500 m Heat 2 | 2:24.129 (1st - Qualified) |
| 02/17 | Ladies' 500 m | QUARTERFINALS |
| 02/17 | Ladies' 500 m Quarterfinal 1 | DQ |
| 02/13 | Ladies' 3000 m Relay Semifinal 1 | 4:10.753 (1st) |
| 02/13 | Ladies' 500 m Heat 7 | 44.221 (1st - Qualified) |
Athlete Profile
- Another of South Korea's up-and-coming short-track speedskaters, the 17-year-old Park has shown flashes of promise in the longer distances. After four World Cup races, she was ranked sixth overall in the 1,000 meters and eighth overall in the 500 and 1,500.
- She won bronze medals in the 1,000-meter races at Seoul and Marquette, Mich., and was part of South Korea's gold-medal winning relay team in the 3,000 meters at Beijing and claimed a silver at Marquette.
- Park made her first World Cup finals in the 1,500 meters at Beijing, where she placed fourth.
5 Comments
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0 users liked this comment Please sign in to rate this comment up. Please sign in to rate this comment down. 0 users disliked this commentPaul Mon Mar 01, 2010 06:20 am PST Report Abuse - 0 users liked this comment Please sign in to rate this comment up. Please sign in to rate this comment down. 0 users disliked this commentJohn Report Abuse
Don't worry that you only got bronze, you are so young I'm sure you will do well next olympic!
- 0 users liked this comment Please sign in to rate this comment up. Please sign in to rate this comment down. 0 users disliked this commentRoss Report Abuse
Seung-Hi, you are the Winner!
- 4 users liked this comment Please sign in to rate this comment up. Please sign in to rate this comment down. 3 users disliked this commentHeewon Report Abuse
go Seung-Hi Park go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring home the Gold Medal to Korea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flag of United States | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Flag of Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Flag of Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Flag of Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Flag of Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Flag of Russia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Flag of South Korea | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Flag of China | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |