Park Jin-yong

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Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 29)
Muju, South Korea
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportLuge pictogram.svg Luge
Event(s)Doubles
Korean name
Hangul
박진용
Revised Romanization Bak Jin-yong
McCune–Reischauer Pak Chin-yong

Park Jin-yong (born 17 November 1993 in Muju) is a South Korean luger.

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Park competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the Doubles he competed with Cho Jung-myung, finishing 18th. He was also a part of the South Korean relay team, which finished 12th. [1] [2]

As of September 2014, Park's best performance at the FIL World Luge Championships is 23rd, in the 2013 Championships. [3]

As of September 2014, Park's best Luge World Cup overall finish is 30th in 2013–14. [3]

Park was a contestant in the 2023 Netflix reality competition Physical: 100. He finished in third place.

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References

  1. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "FIL-luge Biography".