Women
KOR
Seung-Hi Park
KOR- Date of birth28 Mar 1992
- Height167 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownHwaseong
- Place of birthSeoul
- Start skatingShe began skating at age nine in Gwacheon, Republic of Korea.
- Club Hwaseong City Office: Gangneung, KOR
- HobbiesWatching movies. (joins.com, 07 Nov 2014)
- LanguagesKorean
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning two gold medals in short track at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Never give up. (Athlete, 24 Jan 2013)
Her family. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
She injured her knee after falling over twice during the 500m final at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The injury meant she was unable to compete in the 1500m at the Games. (news1.kr, 13 Feb 2014)
To win a medal in speed skating at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (asiae.co.kr, 08 Oct 2014)
NATIONAL FIRST
She and her brother Park Se-Yeong became the first siblings to represent the Republic of Korea together in short track at an Olympic Winter Games when they competed at the 2014 Games in Sochi. Seung-Hi won two golds and a bronze at the event, while Se-Yeong raced in the 500m, 1500m and 5000m relay. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2014; imbc.com, 28 Apr 2014)
SWITCH TO SPEED SKATING
She considered retirement after winning two gold medals in short track at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, but eventually decided to switch to speed skating. She made her international debut in the discipline at the 2014 World Cup event in Obihiro, Japan, finishing 13th in the 1000m. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2014; yonhapnews.co.kr, 19 Nov 2014; joins.com, 07 Nov 2014)
She and her brother Park Se-Yeong became the first siblings to represent the Republic of Korea together in short track at an Olympic Winter Games when they competed at the 2014 Games in Sochi. Seung-Hi won two golds and a bronze at the event, while Se-Yeong raced in the 500m, 1500m and 5000m relay. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2014; imbc.com, 28 Apr 2014)
SWITCH TO SPEED SKATING
She considered retirement after winning two gold medals in short track at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, but eventually decided to switch to speed skating. She made her international debut in the discipline at the 2014 World Cup event in Obihiro, Japan, finishing 13th in the 1000m. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2014; yonhapnews.co.kr, 19 Nov 2014; joins.com, 07 Nov 2014)
She has represented the Republic of Korea in short track. She won gold in both the 1000m and the 3000m relay at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Feb 2016; yonhapnews.co.kr, 05 Jan 2016)
She took up the sport as part of her extra curriculum activities at primary school.