Park Seung-hi

Park Seung-hi (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.s͈ɯŋ.ɦi]; born 28 March 1992) is a former South Korean short track and long track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.^[1][2] Her sister is Park Seung-ju, a long track speed skater, and her brother Park Se-yeong, a short track speed skater. She switched to long-track speed skating after the 2014 Sochi Olympics. After the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics Park announced her retirement from speedskating.^[3]

Park Seung-hi

Park Seung-hi at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 31) Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Hwaseong City (ST) Sports Toto (SS)
Coached by	Cho Nam-kyu (ST) Lee Kyou-hyuk (SS)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Short Track 500m: 42.792 (2014) 1000m: 1:29.165 (2010) 1500m: 2:17.927 (2010) 3000m: 4:53.674 (2014) Long Track 500m: 38,75 (2014) 1000m: 1.16,93 (2014) 1500m: 2.03,30 (2014)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Women's short track speed skating Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 3 World Championships 7 5 1 World Team Championships 2 1 0 Asian Games 1 2 0 World Junior Championships 1 2 2 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 1000 m 2014 Sochi 3000 m relay 2010 Vancouver 1000 m 2010 Vancouver 1500 m 2014 Sochi 500 m World Championships 2008 Gangneung 3000 m relay 2010 Sofia Overall 2010 Sofia 1500 m 2010 Sofia 3000 m 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 1500 m 2014 Montreal 500 m 2011 Sheffield 1500 m 2013 Debrecen Overall 2013 Debrecen 500 m 2014 Montreal 1000 m 2014 Montreal Overall 2014 Montreal 1500 m World Team Championships 2010 Bormio Team 2011 Warsaw Team 2008 Harbin Team Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty 1000 m 2011 Astana-Almaty 1500 m 2011 Astana-Almaty 3000 m relay World Junior Championships 2007 Mladá Boleslav 2000 m relay 2007 Mladá Boleslav 1000 m 2007 Mladá Boleslav 1500 m SF 2007 Mladá Boleslav 1500 m 2007 Mladá Boleslav Overall

Park Seung-hi
Hangul	박승희
Hanja	朴勝羲
Revised Romanization	Bak Seunghui
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Sŭnghŭi

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she competed in four events. In her first event, the 500 m, she was disqualified in the quarterfinals.^[4] Three days later, she competed in the 1500 m. Despite setting an Olympic record in the semifinals, she finished third in the final.^[5] In the 3000 m relay, her team finished first but was disqualified by one of the track judges.^[6] In the 1000 m, she won a bronze medal, finishing behind Wang Meng and Katherine Reutter.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she won two gold medals and a bronze.

After the 2014–15 season Park switched to long track speed skating where she qualified to represent South Korea at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. She had originally planned on retiring from speedskating altogether after Sochi but wanted to challenge herself to skate in long track and also have the honor of competing in her home country in the 2018 Winter Olympics. She became the first South Korean athlete to ever compete in short track and long track speedskating at the Olympics.^[7]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Park competed in the women's 1000 metres event for speed skating, finishing 16th overall.

Personal life

In July 2022, Park announced her first child's pregnancy via Instagram.^[8] In January 2023, Park's agency announced Park had given birth to their first daughter on January 12.^[9]

International competition podiums

Short track speed skating

Date	Competition	Location	Rank	Event	Result
12 Jan 2007	2007 World Junior Championships	Mladá Boleslav		1500 m	2:19.990
14 Jan 2007	2007 World Junior Championships	Mladá Boleslav		1000 m	1:32.507
14 Jan 2007	2007 World Junior Championships	Mladá Boleslav		1500m SF	2:19.990
14 Jan 2007	2007 World Junior Championships	Mladá Boleslav		Overall	55 points
14 Jan 2007	2007 World Junior Championships	Mladá Boleslav		2000m relay	52:54.136
21 Oct 2007	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 1st	Harbin		500m	43.925
21 Oct 2007	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 1st	Harbin		3000m relay	4:13.374
27 Oct 2007	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 2nd	Kobe		1000 m	1:33.723
26 Oct 2002	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 3rd	Heerenveen		500 m	44.819
01 Dec 2007	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 4th	Torino		1500 m	2:25.612
02 Feb 2008	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 5th	Quebec City		1000 m	1:34.162
10 Feb 2008	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 6th	Salt Lake City		3000m relay	4:09.938
21 Oct 2008	2007/2008 ISU World Cup 1st	Harbin		500m	43.925
9 Mar 2008	2008 World Championships	Gangneung		3000m relay	4:16.261
19 Oct 2008	2008/2009 ISU World Cup 1st	Salt Lake City		3000m relay	4:09.930
26 Oct 2008	2008/2009 ISU World Cup 2nd	Vancouver		3000m relay	4:12.752
30 Nov 2008	2008/2009 ISU World Cup 3rd	Beijing		3000m relay	4:08.230
7 Dec 2008	2008/2009 ISU World Cup 4th	Nagano		3000m relay	4:13.320
15 Feb 2009	2008/2009 ISU World Cup 6th	Dresden		3000m relay	4:10.114
20 Sep 2009	2009/2010 ISU World Cup 1st	Beijing		3000m relay	4:13.531
26 Sep 2009	2009/2010 ISU World Cup 2nd	Seoul		1000m	1:31.320
15 Nov 2009	2009/2010 ISU World Cup 4th	Marquette		1000m	1:30.206
15 Nov 2009	2009/2010 ISU World Cup 4th	Marquette		3000 m relay	4:10.467
20 Feb 2010	2010 Winter Olympics	Vancouver		1500m	2:17.927
26 Feb 2010	2010 Winter Olympics	Vancouver		1000m	1:29.379
19 Mar 2010	2010 World Championships	Sofia		1500 m	2:21.570
21 Mar 2010	2010 World Championships	Sofia		3000m SF	5:04.070
21 Mar 2010	2010 World Championships	Sofia		Overall	73 points
05 Dec 2010	2010/2011 ISU World Cup 3rd	Changchun		3000m relay	4:14.116
12 Dec 2010	2010/2011 ISU World Cup 4th	Shanghai		1500m	2:32.607
12 Dec 2010	2010/2011 ISU World Cup 4th	Shanghai		3000m relay	4:16.795
31 Jan 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	Astana		1500m	2:38.621
2 Feb 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	Astana		1000m	1:33.343
2 Feb 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	Astana		3000m relay	4:30.010
20 Feb 2011	2010/2011 ISU World Cup 6th	Dresden		3000m relay	4:12.735
11 Mar 2011	2011 World Championships	Sheffield		1500 m	2:34.218
1 Dec 2012	2012/2013 ISU World Cup 3rd	Nagoya		1500 m	2:27.692
2 Dec 2012	2012/2013 ISU World Cup 3rd	Nagoya		3000m relay	4:11.570
8 Dec 2012	2012/2013 ISU World Cup 4th	Shanghai		1000m	1:30.412
3 Feb 2013	2012/2013 ISU World Cup 5th	Sochi		1000m	1:30.073
9 Feb 2013	2012/2013 ISU World Cup 6th	Dresden		1000 m	1:30.834
8 Mar 2013	2013 World Championships	Debrecen		1500 m	2:23.634
9 Mar 2013	2013 World Championships	Debrecen		500 m	43.850
10 Mar 2013	2013 World Championships	Debrecen		Overall	58 points
28 Sep 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 1st	Shanghai		500m	43.614
29 Sep 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 1st	Shanghai		3000m relay	4:07.143
6 Oct 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 2nd	Seoul		1000m	1:29.459
6 Oct 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 2nd	Seoul		3000m relay	4:06.824
9 Nov 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 3rd	Torino		1500 m	2:20.511
10 Nov 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 3rd	Torino		1000 m	1:59.828
17 Nov 2013	2013/2014 ISU World Cup 4th	Kolomna		3000m relay	4:09.794
13 Feb 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	Sochi		500m	54.207
18 Feb 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	Sochi		3000m relay	4:09.498
21 Feb 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	Sochi		1000m	1:30.761
14 Mar 2014	2014 World Championships	Montreal		1500 m	2:34.838
15 Mar 2014	2014 World Championships	Montreal		500m	42.792
16 Mar 2014	2014 World Championships	Montreal		1000m	1:30.597
16 Mar 2014	2014 World Championships	Montreal		Overall	73 points

References

1. "China's Zhou Yang wins 1,500 short track gold". The Associated Press. 2010-02-20.
2. "South Korea's Park Seung-Hi wins women's 1000m gold". NBC. 2014-02-21.
3. "Yonhap News Agency". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. . 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
5. "Ladies' 1500 m final". 2010-02-20.
6. . Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
7. "Yonhap News Agency". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
8. Park Ro-sa (July 7, 2022). "박승희, 깜짝 임신 발표 "태명은 '금복이'...엄마들 정말 대단해" [Park Seung-hee, surprise pregnancy announcement "My name is 'Geumbok'... Mothers are really amazing] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Naver.
9. Go, Jae-wan (January 12, 2023). "[종합] "만삭의 D라인 공개하더니"…박승희, 결혼 1년 9개월만에 딸 출산" [[Comprehensive] "The full-term D-line was revealed"... Park Seung-hee gives birth to a daughter after 1 year and 9 months of marriage] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-10-02)
• Park Seung-Hi at ShorttrackOnLine.info.
• Seung-Hi Park at the International Olympic Committee
• at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)