Park Seung-hi

Park Seung-hi

Park Seung-hi at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 24) Suwon, Gyeonggi, Korea
Residence	Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Korea
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Hwaseong City (ST) Sports Toto (SS)
Coached by	Cho Nam-kyu (ST) Lee Kyou-hyuk (SS)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Short Track 500m: 42.792 (2014) 1000m: 1:29.165 (2010) 1500m: 2:17.927 (2010) 3000m: 4:53.674 (2014) Long Track 500m: 38,75 (2014) 1000m: 1.16,93 (2014) 1500m: 2.03,30 (2014)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Women's short track speed skating Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 3 World Championships 7 5 1 World Team Championships 2 1 0 Asian Games 1 2 0 World Junior Championships 1 2 2 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 1000 m 2014 Sochi 3000 m relay 2010 Vancouver 1000 m 2010 Vancouver 1500 m 2014 Sochi 500 m World Championships 2008 Gangneung 3000 m relay 2010 Sofia Overall 2010 Sofia 1500 m 2010 Sofia 3000 m 2010 Sofia 3000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 1500 m 2014 Montreal 500 m 2011 Sheffield 1500 m 2013 Debrecen Overall 2013 Debrecen 500 m 2014 Montreal 1000 m 2014 Montreal Overall 2014 Montreal 1500 m World Team Championships 2010 Bormio Team 2011 Warsaw Team 2008 Harbin Team Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty 1000 m 2011 Astana-Almaty 1500 m 2011 Astana-Almaty 3000 m relay World Junior Championships 2007 Mladá Boleslav 2000 m relay 2007 Mladá Boleslav 1000 m 2007 Mladá Boleslav 1500 m SF 2007 Mladá Boleslav 1500 m 2007 Mladá Boleslav Overall

Park Seung-hi (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.s͈ɯŋ.ɦi]; born 28 March 1992) is a Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. Her sister is Park Seung-ju, a long track speed skater, and her brother Park Se-yeong, a short track speed skater.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she competed in four events. In her first event, the 500 m, she was disqualified in the quarterfinals. Three days later, she competed in the 1500 m. Despite setting an Olympic record in the semifinals, she finished third in the final. In the 3000 m relay, her team finished first but was disqualified by one of the track judges. In the 1000 m, she won a bronze medal, finishing behind Wang Meng and Katherine Reutter.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she won two gold medals and a bronze.

After the 2014–15 season Park switched to long track speed skating where she qualified to represent South Korea at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships.