Yunjong WON

Republic of Korea

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 17 Jun 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SEOUL

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Residence Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	2-man KOR Republic of Korea	19
	4-man KOR Republic of Korea	18

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	4-man	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:03:16.380
6	2-man	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:03:17.400
16	2-man	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:03:49.270
18	4-man	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:03:44.220

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	2-man	2015	Winterberg, GER	3:44.69
7	2-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:25.81
7	4-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:22.79
7	2-man	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:27.12
8	4-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:37.83
9	4-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:37.95
14	2-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:43.46
15	2-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:43.65
17	4-man	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:26.79
17	4-man	2015	Winterberg, GER	3:37.82
17	4-man	2012	Lake Placid, NY, USA	3:42.27
19	2-man	2017	Koenigssee, GER	2:29.67
DNF	2-man	2013	St. Moritz, SUI

World Cup Rankings
Season	2-man	4-man
2020/21	25	19
2019/20	6	10
2018/19	5	6
2017/18	21	25
2016/17	3	15
2015/16	1	17
2014/15	11	19
2013/14	25	27
2012/13	31	30
2011/12		31

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	2-man	4-man
2020/21	2 x 9th	1 x 7th, 1 x 11th
2019/20	1 x 6th, 1 x 7th, 1 x 8th	1 x 8th, 3 x 12th, 1 x 13th
2018/19	1 x 4th, 1 x 5th, 1 x 8th	2 x 6th, 1 x 7th, 1 x 8th

Nickname:

Taegeuk Warriors

Hobbies:

Basketball, football.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Physical Education - Sungkyul University (Anyang, KOR)

Family:

Mother, Park Soon-Ae.

Languages spoken:

Korean

Club name:

Gangwon Provincial Government

Coach:

National: Lee Yong (KOR)

Position style:

Pilot

Debut:

2010 World Cup in Park City (Four-man - 16th)

Injuries:

Summer 2016: Neck and back injuries suffered in a crash in training.

National team:

2010

Start:

Took up the sport in 2010 after seeing a poster advertising recruitment for the national bobsleigh team in anticipation of Korea hosting the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Info 2018)

Ambition:

To win a medal in the two-man with brakeman Seo Young-Woo at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (coca-colajourney.co.kr, 7 Mar 2018)

Memorable:

Winning the silver medal in the four-man at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. "It is like a dream." (coca-colajourney.co.kr, 7 Mar 2018; greenpostkorea.co.kr, 25 Feb 2018)

Hero:

Bobsledder Steven Holcomb (USA), 2010 Olympic champion (four-man), 2014 Olympic two-time silver medallist (two-man, four-man), five-time World champion. (Korea Bobsleigh Skeleton Federation Facebook, 21 May 2021)

Influence:

Korean head coach Lee Yong. "He's put in a lot of effort that goes beyond your imagination. The word 'best' isn't enough. We were a Korean bobsled with no sled and no staff, but he persuaded the sponsors, set up a dedicated team, and even made a system that could take care of each athlete." (coca-colajourney.co.kr, 7 Mar 2018)

Ritual:

"I listen to a lot of music because I don't want to worry about my surroundings. I try to focus only on myself and the situation in front of me. While listening to music, I only think and simulate how I will drive in the race." (coca-colajourney.co.kr, 7 Mar 2018)

Award:

Opening Ceremony flagbearer (with hockey player Hwang Chung-Gum) for the Korean Unification Flag for the Korea [COR] delegation at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Best Athlete (2016)

General Interest

DIET
When he took up the sport in 2010, he only weighed 75 kilograms. In order to put on enough weight to push a sled weighing upwards of 170 kilograms, he had to eat eight meals a day to put on an additional 35 kilograms. (joongang.co.kr, 25 Feb 2018)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
In the four-man, he tied with the German team piloted by Nico Walther with a time of 3:16.38, the only silver-medal draw in Olympic history, and only the second tie in the four-man after France and Great Britain both won bronze medals at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games.

His Olympic silver medal is the first medal won by Korea - or any Asian nation - in the sport.

At the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, he will be the oldest bobsleigh athlete to compete for the Republic of Korea, surpassing Gang Gwang-Bae who participated in 2010 at age 36 years, 213 days.

WORLD CUP
In the 2015/16 season, won the overall season standings in the two-man event, a first for any Asian or Korean bobsledder.

In eight World Cup races, he had five podium appearances in the discipline. The following season, he finished third in the rankings.

His victory in the two-man in the 2016 World Cup in Whistler is the first win by any Korean or Asian athlete.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/wonyunjong/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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