Jeong Yeong-seok

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong .

Jeong Yeong-seok
Curler
Born	(1995-04-14) April 14, 1995 (age 30) Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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
Member Association	South Korea
World Championship appearances	2 (2021, 2024)
Pan Continental Championship appearances	1 (2023)
Olympic appearances	1 (2026)
Medal record Men's Curling Representing   South Korea Pan Continental Championships 2023 Kelowna Pacific-Asia Junior Championships 2014 Harbin Representing Gyeonggi Korean Men's Championship 2020 Gangneung 2019 Gangneung 2021 Gangneung Representing Gangwon Korean Men's Championship 2023 Gangneung 2024 Uijeongbu 2022 Jincheon Korean Mixed Doubles Championship 2025 Jincheon 2022 Jincheon 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]

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

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
2013–14 [7]	Kim Seung-min (Fourth)	Jeong Yeong-seok (Skip)	Oh Seung-hoon	Park Se-won	Noh Chang-hyun
2014–15	Kim Seung-min (Fourth)	Jeong Yeong-seok (Skip)	Oh Seung-hoon	Park Se-won	Noh Chang-hyun
2019–20	Jeong Yeong-seok	Kim Seung-min	Oh Seung-hoon	Park Se-won	Jeong Min-seok
2020–21	Jeong Yeong-seok	Kim San	Park Se-won	Lee Jun-hyung	Kim Seung-min
	Jeong Yeong-seok	Park Se-won	Kim Jeong-min	Lee Jun-hyung	Seo Min-guk
2021–22	Jeong Yeong-seok	Kim Jeong-min	Park Se-won	Lee Jun-hyung	Seo Min-guk
2022–23	Jeong Yeong-seok	Park Jong-duk	Oh Seung-hoon	Seong Ji-hoon
2023–24	Park Jong-duk	Jeong Yeong-seok	Oh Seung-hoon	Seong Ji-hoon	Lee Ki-bok
2024–25	Park Jong-duk	Jeong Yeong-seok	Oh Seung-hoon	Lee Ki-bok	Seong Ji-hoon
2025–26	Park Jong-duk	Jeong Yeong-seok	Oh Seung-hoon	Lee Ki-bok	Seong Ji-hoon

References

1. "2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
2. "Jeong Yeong-seok Profile". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
3. "2021 Korean National Men's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
4. "2021 Korean National Men's Curling Championship – Final – Kim Chang-min vs Jeong Yeong-seok". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
5. Donna Spencer (March 31, 2021). "A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field". CBC. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
6. "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
7. "Jeong Yeong-seok Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

External links

• Jeong Yeong-seok at World Curling