Jeong Jin-uk

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Jeong Jin-uk
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NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1978-10-09) 9 October 1978 (age 41)
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Jeong Jin-uk (born 9 October 1978) is a South Korean speed skater. He competed in the men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [1]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the M-Wave arena.

1998 Winter Olympics 18th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Nagano (Japan) in 1998

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jeong Jin-uk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 5 November 2019.