Men
KOR
Seyeong Park
KOR- Date of birth26 Jul 1993
- Height172 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownHwaseong
- Place of birthSeoul
- Start skatingHe took up the sport at about age seven in Suwon, Republic of Korea.
- Club Hwaseong City Hall: Korea
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, Korean
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning the 1500m at the 2014 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada, and claiming gold in the 1500m at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 08 Nov 2017)
"Whatever will be, will be." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Russian short track speed skater Victor An, Korean speed skater [and his sister] Park Seung-Hi, Korean comedian Yoo Jae-Suk. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 08 Nov 2017)
He and his sister Park Seung-Hi became the first siblings to represent the Republic of Korea in short track at the same edition of the Olympic Winter Games when they competed at the 2014 Games in Sochi. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2014; imbc.com, 28 Apr 2014)
His parents, and coach Kim Sun-Tae. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
He fractured his left collarbone ahead of the 2016/17 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. He returned to competition at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 08 Nov 2017; news.joins.com, 20 Feb 2017)
His parents encouraged him to take up the sport because they initially thought it was figure skating.
