Men
KOR
Cheonho Um
KOR- Date of birth25 Feb 1992
- Height173 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownSeoul
- Place of birthSeoul
- Start skatingHe began skating in 1997 at Lila Elementary School in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He focused on short track in middle school before switching to speed skating in 2016.
- Club Korea National Sport University: Incheon, KOR
- HobbiesSupporting Korean football team FC Seoul and Korean baseball team the Doosan Bears, watching sport. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesKorean
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning the overall mass start title in the 2018/19 World Cup series, and claiming gold in short track in the 5000m relay at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023, 09 Feb 2023)
"Try your best rather than be the best." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
Korean businessman Chung Ju-Yung. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Coaches Ko Seok-Bong and Lee Jun-Ho. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 17 Nov 2023)
He underwent three operations on his left ankle and five on his right ankle between 2007 and 2015. "The most difficult was the one I had ahead of the 2011 Asian Winter Games [in Kazakhstan]. Despite winning silver and gold in the 1500m and 5000m relay at the event, afterwards I consistently suffered injuries due to the short period of rehabilitation at that time." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019; MBC News, 27 Dec 2018; Stark TV YouTube channel, 04 Jun 2019; seoul.co.kr, 23 Dec 2019)
In 2009 he fractured his foot after falling in training one day before the Korean selection trials for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018; yonhopnews.co.kr, 14 Oct 2010)
In 2009 he fractured his foot after falling in training one day before the Korean selection trials for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018; yonhopnews.co.kr, 14 Oct 2010)
To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. He also hopes to establish a scholarship foundation for young people. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied for a postgraduate degree at Korea National Sport University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023; Facebook profile, 05 Jun 2019)
He studied for a postgraduate degree at Korea National Sport University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023; Facebook profile, 05 Jun 2019)
He has represented the Republic of Korea in short track, and won a gold medal at the 2011 World Team Championships in Warsaw, Poland. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 15 Oct 2018)
He tries to avoid the number four. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
The elementary school he attended was well known for having a successful short track team. He was also inspired by Korean skater Kim Dong-Sung, who won gold at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. However, he had persistent injury problems while training in short track and was later encouraged to switch to speed skating by Korean Olympian Lee Kyou-Hyuk.
