Men
KOR
Tae-Bum Mo
KOR- Date of birth15 Feb 1989
- Height178 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownSeoul
- Place of birthSeoul
- Start skating Club He began skating at age seven. Korean Air: Seoul, KOR
- HobbiesGolf. (newsis.com,10 Jan 2014)
- LanguagesKorean
- Other nameMotor Bum (icenews.co.kr, 09 Feb 2014)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He received the Korean Olympic Committee [KOC] President's Award in 2011. (sbs.co.kr, 07 Feb 2014)
He received the Best Performance Award at the 2011 Korean Athletics Awards. (naver.com, 07 Feb 2014)
He was presented with an Excellent Male Athlete Award at the 15th Coca-Cola Athletics Award in 2010. (chosun.com, 31 Mar 2010)
He received the Best Performance Award at the 2011 Korean Athletics Awards. (naver.com, 07 Feb 2014)
He was presented with an Excellent Male Athlete Award at the 15th Coca-Cola Athletics Award in 2010. (chosun.com, 31 Mar 2010)
Actions speak louder than words. Be patient and have self-control. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Irish boxer and mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
His parents. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
He sustained a cut to his right Achilles tendon during training in 2010. (sbs.co.kr, 20 Dec 2010)
He has sustained an injury to his pelvis during his career. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
He has sustained an injury to his pelvis during his career. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Winning gold in the 500m and silver in the 1000m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
POST SOCHI BLUES
At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi he was unable to defend the gold medal he won in the 500m four years earlier in Vancouver, finishing just off the podium in fourth place. He stopped training in the months that followed, and by the end of the year his weight had increased from 85kg to 107kg. After returning to the sport in the hope of competing at his third Olympic Winter Games, it took him two-and-a-half years to get back to his optimal racing weight. "I think Pyeongchang will really be a battle with myself. My times have improved and I am getting more confident by the day." (pyeongchang2018.com, 12 Jan 2018)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (insidethegames.biz, 13 Jul 2017)
BIRTHDAY PRESENT
He won gold in the 500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on his 21st birthday. (naver.com, 19 Feb 2010)
At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi he was unable to defend the gold medal he won in the 500m four years earlier in Vancouver, finishing just off the podium in fourth place. He stopped training in the months that followed, and by the end of the year his weight had increased from 85kg to 107kg. After returning to the sport in the hope of competing at his third Olympic Winter Games, it took him two-and-a-half years to get back to his optimal racing weight. "I think Pyeongchang will really be a battle with myself. My times have improved and I am getting more confident by the day." (pyeongchang2018.com, 12 Jan 2018)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (insidethegames.biz, 13 Jul 2017)
BIRTHDAY PRESENT
He won gold in the 500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on his 21st birthday. (naver.com, 19 Feb 2010)
His parents encouraged him to take up the sport.
