Yoongy KWAK

Republic of Korea
Short Track Speed Skating
26 Dec 1989
32
Male
SEOUL
 
Republic of Korea
SEOUL
 
Republic of Korea

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
STK Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5000m Relay
KOR
Republic of Korea
 2 Silver

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
After Semifinal 1 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Men's 5000m Relay - Semifinal 2
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Men's 5000m Relay - Final A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Men's 5000 metres Relay2010Vancouver, CAN
4Men's 5000 metres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
4Men's 500m2010Vancouver, CAN
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's 5000m Relay2018Montreal, QC, CAN
1Men's 1000m2012Shanghai, CHN
1Men's 3000m Superfinal2012Shanghai, CHN
1Men's Overall2012Shanghai, CHN
1Men's 1500m2010Sofia, BUL
1Men's 5000m Relay2010Sofia, BUL
1Men's 5000m Relay2008Gangneung, KOR
2Men's 1500m2012Shanghai, CHN
2Men's 1000m2010Sofia, BUL
2Men's 3000m Superfinal2010Sofia, BUL
2Men's Overall2010Sofia, BUL
2Men's 500m2009Vienna, AUT
2Men's 1500m2009Vienna, AUT
3Men's 5000m Relay2016Seoul, KOR
3Men's 500m2012Shanghai, CHN
3Men's 5000m Relay2012Shanghai, CHN
4Men's 1000m2009Vienna, AUT
4Men's Overall2009Vienna, AUT
5Men's 3000m Superfinal2009Vienna, AUT
6Men's 1000m2016Seoul, KOR
6Men's 5000m Relay2009Vienna, AUT
8Men's 1500m2016Seoul, KOR
10Men's 500m2016Seoul, KOR
11Men's Overall2016Seoul, KOR
31Men's 500m2010Sofia, BUL
World Team Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's Team2010Bormio, ITA
1Men's Team2009Heerenveen, NED
3Men's Team2008Harbin, CHN
World Cup
SeasonMen's 500mMen's 1000mMen's 1500m
2021/22132220
2017/18141519
2015/16951
2014/1531510
2012/138019
2011/121613
2009/1047
2008/0942
2007/0821329
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Fashion, dancing

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Athlete

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Sport and Recreation Studies - Yonsei University (Seoul, KOR)

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Korean

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Goyang City Hall

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National: Kim Sun-Tae (KOR)
Club: Mo Ji-Soo (KOR)

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2008 World Cup in Salt Lake City (500m - 7th, 1000m - 1st, Relay - 1st)

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Late 2013: Broken ankle caused him to miss the entire season including the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

March 2013: Metal pin inserted into his ankle, missing the 2013 World Championships in Debrecen. Returned to competition one month later.

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2007

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Began skating at age six in Mokdong. (isu.org)

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Began training in short track as a hobby in order to increase his fitness. He was an unhealthy child and wanted to improve his health. (hankyung.com, 15 Mar 2018)

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Win a gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. "It may be the last Olympic challenge in my life, but I am so thirsty for a real gold medal. I am so desperate." (imnews.imbc.com, 26 Nov 2020)

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Representing the Republic of Korea for the first time, in the 2007/08 season. (isu.org)

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Short track skater Victor An (RUS), six-time Olympic gold medallist and 20-time world champion.

Short track skater Kim Dong-Sung (KOR), Nagano 1998 Olympic gold medallist and 11-time world champion. (isu.org)

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Speed skater Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR), two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion. (isu.org)

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"Enjoy hard training sessions." (isu.org)

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South Korea flagbearer at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony.

Coca-Cola Athletics Awards Excellent Group Award (2010)

General Interest

COVID RELIEF
Donated KRW 5 million of his competition winnings to the Korean Red Cross to help the fight against COVID-19. (starinnews.com, 5 Sept 2021)

YOUTUBE SENSATION
Has operated his YouTube channel since 2019, featuring short track competition analysis, techniques and training methods. When there are no competitions, he uploads between two and three videos a week. He wants to build the profile of short track as well as change athlete preconceptions of what they can be involved in. "Short track is both popular and unpopular. At the Winter Olympics every four years it gets a lot of attention, but it doesn't normally. I started the channel with the hope it would become as popular as football." (joongang.co.kr, 27 May 2021)

DANCING KING
Caught the world's attention at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games when he danced to Abracadabra by the Brown Eyed Girls at the victory ceremony of the men's relay. (huffingtonpost.kr, 18 Jun 2018)

SUSPENSION
Banned from competition for three years in May 2010 by the Korea Skating Union as a result of his involvement in rigging the outcome of short track races, along with national teammate Lee Jung-Su. The pair later had their suspensions reduced to six months on appeal, but Kwak's coach Jeon Jae-Mok (KOR) received a life ban.

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