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Sin Eui-hyun

Sin Eui-hyun
Personal information
Nationality South Korean
Born (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 37)
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class LW12
Korean name
Hangul 신의현
Revised Romanization Sin Ui-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Sin Ŭi-hyŏn

Sin Eui-hyun (born April 1, 1980) is a South Korean male cross-country skier and biathlete. He is the first South Korean Paralympic competitor to clinch a gold medal in Winter Paralympics as he achieved it in his home nation at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

He made his Paralympic debut for South Korea during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and claimed the nation's first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after clinching a bronze medal in the men's 20km sitting cross-country skiing event.

Sin Eui-hyun created history after claiming South Korea’s first ever gold medal in their Winter Paralympics history, during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after emerging as the winner of the men's 7.5km classical sitting cross-country skiing event.

He was also selected as the flagbearer for South Korea during the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony as he represented the home nation, South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.


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