Park Seung-ju

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Seung-ju
Personal information
Born (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990
Seoul,  South Korea
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight 112 lb (51 kg)
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 38 (1000 m)
Park Seung-ju
Hangul 박승주
Revised Romanization Bak Seung-ju
McCune–Reischauer Pak Sŭng-ju

Park Seung-ju (born September 15, 1990 in Seoul) is a South Korean speed-skater.

Park competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the 500 metres she finished 26th overall, and in the 1000 metres she was 31st.[1][2]

As of September 2014, Park's best performance at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships is 20th, in the 2013 1000m. Her best performance at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships is 16th, in 2014. Park also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.[3]

Park made her World Cup debut in November 2012. As of September 2014, Park's top World Cup finish is 20th in a 1000m race at Harbin in 2012–13. Her best overall finish in the World Cup is 38th, in the 2012–13 1000m.[3]

Her sister Park Seung-hi and her brother Park Se-yeong are short track speed skaters.

Education

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  2. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "SpeedSkatingStats.com Biography".


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