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Park Jiwoo

Republic of Korea

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSKOR22710199801
NOCRepublic of Korea
Born27 Oct 1998 in  Seoul
GenderWomen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesKorean
Higher educationPhysical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR
ResidenceSeoul, KOR
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 39.55 09 Mar 2018 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:15.92 04 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 1:57.86 27 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 4:07.53 23 Sep 2017 Calgary  
    5000m 7:18.70 19 Nov 2017 Stavanger  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    1500m     1  
    3000m   1    
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps   3 1  
    Team Sprint   1    
    Allround     1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportA skating coach suggested she should try the sport, so she joined a skating team.  
When and where did you begin this sport?She began skating in 2005 in Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea.  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning a silver medal in team pursuit at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)  
Social Media
Social Media
instagram.com/jiwoo_s.s/  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesPhotography. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
NicknamesPrincess (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamGangwon Provincial Office: Republic of Korea  
General Interest
General Interest
Famous relativesHer older brother Park Ki-Woong represented the Republic of Korea in speed skating at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Changchun, People's Republic of China, where he won gold in team pursuit. (Instagram profile, 05 Nov 2022; sports.donga.com, 20 May 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 23 Nov 2016)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachKim Min-Seop [club], KOR; Park Jung-Eun [national], KOR  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Life is timing." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)  
Most influential person in careerHer parents. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships 1500m3  
    2019/2020 Four Continents Championships Mass Start 16 Laps3  
    2022/2023 Four Continents Championships Mass Start3  
    2022/2023 Four Continents Championships Team Pursuit3  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps5  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint6  
    2018 Olympic Games Team Pursuit 6 Laps8  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start11  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps12  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps14  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start16  
    2018 Olympic Games Mass Start 16 Laps17  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps21  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships Allround22  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 1500m23  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start25  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m30  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2016/2017 Harbin Team Pursuit 6 Laps3  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Mass Start7  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start12  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start13  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps15  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps17  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps19  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps23  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m25  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps27  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m28  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m29  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m30  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m37  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m40  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m43  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m43  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m44  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m44  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m50  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m55