Andy Jung (speed skater)

Jung Hyun-Woo (born 24 April 1997), known professionally as Andy Jung, is a South Korean-born professional short track speed skating athlete residing in Melbourne, Victoria. Jung represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he competed in the Men's 1500m event as well as the Men's 500 metres.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.
Andy Jung
Personal information
Birth nameJung Hyun-Woo
National team Australia
Born (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997
South Korea
Sport
SportShort track speed skating
Coached byJae-Su Chun (personal)
Lachlan Hay (national)

Career

In the Men's 1500m event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, his first competition at the Olympic games, he finished in fourth place behind Canada's Charles Hamelin, Belgium's Jens Almey, and the United States' Aaron Tran.[1] Both Jung and China's Han Tianyu, who placed fifth, advanced to the semifinal despite the top three quota due to the disqualification of Italy's Yuri Confortola, who collided with Tianyu during the race. The judges awarded a semifinal berth to Jung after the judges ruled that Jung was impeded by the collision.[2][3] In the first semifinal of the event, Jung finished fifth behind Russia's Semion Elistratov, Hamelin, Korea's Seo Yira and Latvia's Roberto Puķītis. The top two placers, Elistratov and Hamelin qualified for the gold medal race and the third and fourth placers, Yira and Puķītis, qualified for the ranking final, while Jung failed to advance.[4][5][6] He also competed in the men's 500 metres at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, where he slipped because of the American athlete, Aaron Tran, who pushed Andy’s blade. Aaron ended up receiving penalty, but unfortunately Andy came third and could not proceed to the next game.

Statistics

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Event Position Time
2018 Winter Olympic Games Pyeongchang, South Korea Men's 1500m – Heat 2 4th[lower-alpha 1] 2:16.995[1]
Men's 1500m – Semifinal 1 5th 2:11.183[6]

See also

References

Notes

  1. Jung and China's Han Tianyu advanced to the semifinals after Italy's Yuri Confortola was penalised.

Citations

  1. "Short Track Speed Skating Results - Men's 1,500m Heat 2". PyeongChang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. SBS World News staff (10 February 2018). "Skater Jung into 1500m short track semis". SBS World News. Special Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. Australian Associated Press and News.com.au staff (10 February 2018). "Andy Jung narrowly misses out speed skating final after Steve Bradbury-esque finish in semifinals". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. Australian Associated Press (10 February 2018). "Skater Andy Jung misses 1500m short track final". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ABC News staff (10 February 2018). "Winter Olympics: How the Aussies fared on day one in Pyeongchang". ABC News Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. "Short Track Speed Skating Results - Men's 1,500m Semifinal 1". PyeongChang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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