Jeong Yeong-seok

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Jeong Yeong-seok
Born (1995-04-14) April 14, 1995 (age 29)
Team
Curling club Uijeongbu CC,
Uijeongbu, KOR [1]
Skip Park Jong-duk
Third Jeong Yeong-seok
Second Oh Seung-hoon
Lead Lee Ki-bok
Alternate Seong Ji-hoon
Mixed doubles
partner
Kim Seon-yeong
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championship
appearances
2 (2021, 2024)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances
1 (2023)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Pan Continental Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kelowna
Pacific-Asia Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Harbin
Representing Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi
Korean Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Gangneung
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Gangneung
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Gangneung
Representing Flag of Gangwon Province (1997-2023).svg Gangwon
Korean Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Gangneung
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Uijeongbu
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Jincheon
Korean Mixed Doubles Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Jincheon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Uijeongbu

Jeong Yeong-seok (born April 14, 1995) is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. [1] He currently plays third on the Gangwon Provincial Office curling team skipped by Park Jong-duk. While playing for the Gyeonggi-do Curling Federation, he skipped his team to victory at the 2020 Korean Curling Championships and later represented South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship. [2]

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Career

Jeong represented South Korea at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships with his team of Kim Seung-min, Oh Seung-hoon, Park Se-won and Noh Chang-hyun. After going 6–2 through the round robin, the team lost to China's Wang Jinbo in the final 8–6, missing out on qualifying for the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships.

In 2020, Jeong skipped his team of Kim San, Park Se-won, Lee Jun-hyung and Kim Seung-min to victory at the 2020 Korean Curling Championships. [3] After losing the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, his team defeated Kim Soo-hyuk 8–7 in the semifinal and upset defending champions Kim Chang-min 12–10 in the final. [4] Their win earned them the right to represent South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta. For the championship, the team altered their lineup, bringing Kim Jeong-min and Seo Min-guk in to replace Kim San and Kim Seung-min. [5] At the Worlds, they finished with a 2–11 record. [6]

Personal life

Jeong is a full-time curler. [1]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2013–14 [7] Kim Seung-min (Fourth)Jeong Yeong-seok (Skip) Oh Seung-hoon Park Se-won Noh Chang-hyun
2014–15Kim Seung-min (Fourth)Jeong Yeong-seok (Skip)Oh Seung-hoonPark Se-wonNoh Chang-hyun
2019–20Jeong Yeong-seokKim Seung-minOh Seung-hoonPark Se-won Jeong Min-seok
2020–21Jeong Yeong-seok Kim San Park Se-won Lee Jun-hyung Kim Seung-min
Jeong Yeong-seokPark Se-won Kim Jeong-min Lee Jun-hyung Seo Min-guk
2021–22Jeong Yeong-seokKim Jeong-minPark Se-wonLee Jun-hyungSeo Min-guk
2022–23Jeong Yeong-seok Park Jong-duk Oh Seung-hoon Seong Ji-hoon
2023–24Park Jong-dukJeong Yeong-seokOh Seung-hoonSeong Ji-hoon Lee Ki-bok
2024–25Park Jong-dukJeong Yeong-seokOh Seung-hoonLee Ki-bokSeong Ji-hoon

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References

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