- Date of birth09 Oct 1995
- Height179 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownSeoul
- Place of birthChuncheon
- Start skatingHe began skating in 2002 in Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
- Club Gangwon Provincial Office: Republic of Korea
- HobbiesBall games, golf, badminton, tennis, fishing. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesKorean
- CoachBaek Chul Gi
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Don't forget your original resolution." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
Korean speed skater Mo Tae-Bum. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His parents. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
He cut his left hand on another skater's blades after crashing during training ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 04 Feb 2014)
To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023, 15 Nov 2023)
- Competed at the Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. His best finish, and only Olympic top-10, came when he finished 6th in the men's 500m at Beijing 2022.
- Finished 8th in the 500m at both the 2020 and 2024 ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships.
- Won gold in the men's 500m at the 2020 ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and bronze in the men's 500m at the 2022 ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships.
- Won gold in the 500m at the 2025/26 SU Speed Skating World Cup #2 in Calgary, Canada.
(isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
- Finished 8th in the 500m at both the 2020 and 2024 ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships.
- Won gold in the men's 500m at the 2020 ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and bronze in the men's 500m at the 2022 ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships.
- Won gold in the 500m at the 2025/26 SU Speed Skating World Cup #2 in Calgary, Canada.
(isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
His mother and one of his teachers encouraged him to take up the sport for health reasons.
Baek Chul Gi
