Kim Alang

Republic of Korea

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STKOR22208199501
NOC	Republic of Korea
Born	22 Aug 1995 in Jeonju
Gender	Women

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English, Korean
Higher education	Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR
Residence	Republic of Korea

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	43.293	15 Mar 2014	Montreal
	1000m	1:28.68	09 Feb 2022	Beijing
	1500m	2:19.532	28 Sep 2013	Shanghai
	3000m	4:54.471	16 Mar 2014	Montreal

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
Olympic Games	Event
Olympic Games
	3000m Relay	2	1
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	1500m		1
	3000m Relay	4
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	3000m Relay	1
	Overall		1

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team	Goyang City Hall: Republic of Korea
When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up the sport at age eight in Jeonju, Republic of Korea.

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning silver in the 3000m relay at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (xportsnews.com, 05 Jun 2022)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

She was encouraged to try the sport by a coach after she went to an ice rink with her older brother.

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Her parents, her grandfather, and university teacher Han Deok-Hyun. (pyeongchang2018.com, 05 Apr 2017; Athlete, 08 Nov 2017, 25 Nov 2021)
Hero / Idol	US swimmer Michael Phelps, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Korean footballer Park Ji-Sung. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 25 Nov 2021; Goyang City YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2020)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Mo Ji-Soo [club], KOR

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto	"You reap what you sow." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Awards and honours	In 2022 she was presented with the Cheongnyong Medal, the highest sporting honour in the Republic of Korea. (starin.edaily.co.kr, 14 Oct 2022) In 2019 she was presented with the Best Female Athlete Award at the 4th International University Sports Federation [FISU] Gala Awards in Turin, Italy. (fisu.net, 16 Nov 2019) In 2018 she was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 30th Yungok Female Sports Grand Awards in the Republic of Korea. (mhj21.com, 04 Dec 2018) She was part of the Korean 3000m relay team that received the Clean Sports Award at the 2018 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in the Republic of Korea. The award was in recognition of the team's gold medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (sporbiz.co.kr, 21 Mar 2018)
Injuries	She decided not to compete at the Korean national team trials for the 2022/23 season in order to focus on rehabilitation of her right knee. The knee had caused her problems for the previous three years. (MBC, 07 Aug 2022) She withdrew from the 2019/20 World Cup events in Dresden, Germany, and Dordrecht, Netherlands, due to injuries to her knee and thigh. (chosun.com, 31 Jan 2020) A back injury meant she withdrew from the national trials for the 2018/19 season. (SBS News, 08 Apr 2019) She cut her left cheek on her teammate's blade during the 3000m relay in the university category at the 2017 National Winter Sports Festival in the Republic of Korea. She had to undergo minor surgery on the wound. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 17 Nov 2017) She injured her abdomen and her neck after hitting the safety barriers during the 500m at the 2015 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (asiae.co.kr, 14 Mar 2015) In 2014 she tore the rotator cuff in her shoulder after falling at a competition in the Republic of Korea. She required surgery on the injury. (Athlete, 11 Dec 2015)

Social Media

instagram.com/alangkim/
twitter.com/kimalang95

General Interest

Hobbies	Playing video games. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021)
Nicknames	Durumi ['Crane' in Korean]. (sportsseoul.com, 18 Jul 2017)
Ambitions	To work as an international sports administrator. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021; SBS News, 08 Apr 2019)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2015/2016	World Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2021/2022	World Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2018	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	1
	2014	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2014/2015	World Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2017/2018	World Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2012/2013	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2013/2014	World Championships	1500m	2
	2023/2024	Four Continents Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2012/2013	World Junior Championships	Overall	2
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	2
	2023/2024	Four Continents Championships	2000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	Four Continents Championships	1000m	3
	2013/2014	World Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2014/2015	World Championships	1500m	4
	2018	Olympic Games	1500m	4
	2017/2018	World Championships	1500m	4
	2017/2018	World Championships	Overall	5
	2018	Olympic Games	1000m	5
	2017/2018	World Championships	1000m	5
	2014/2015	World Championships	Overall	6
	2013/2014	World Championships	Overall	6
	2013/2014	World Championships	1000m	7
	2014	Olympic Games	1000m	10
	2014	Olympic Games	500m	10
	2013/2014	World Championships	500m	10
	2017/2018	World Championships	500m	10
	2014	Olympic Games	1500m	13
	2014/2015	World Championships	500m	13
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	13
	2018	Olympic Games	500m	19
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	22

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2014/2015	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	1
	2015/2016	Nagoya	3000m Relay	1
	2017/2018	Budapest	3000m Relay	1
	2013/2014	Turin	3000m Relay	1
	2015/2016	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	1
	2015/2016	Shanghai	3000m Relay	1
	2014/2015	Shanghai	3000m Relay	1
	2015/2016	Toronto, ON	3000m Relay	1
	2014/2015	Dresden	1000m	1
	2013/2014	Seoul	1500m	1
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1500m	1
	2019/2020	Nagoya	2000m Relay	1
	2013/2014	Seoul	3000m Relay	1
	2013/2014	Shanghai	3000m Relay	1
	2013/2014	World Cup Classification	1500m	2
	2013/2014	World Cup Classification	1000m	2
	2014/2015	Seoul	3000m Relay	2
	2014/2015	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	2
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	2
	2013/2014	Kolomna	3000m Relay	2
	2014/2015	Dresden	1500m	2
	2013/2014	Shanghai	1000m	2
	2014/2015	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	2
	2013/2014	Shanghai	1500m	2
	2013/2014	Kolomna	1000m	2
	2013/2014	Turin	1000m	2
	2021/2022	Nagoya	3000m Relay	2
	2017/2018	Dordrecht	3000m Relay	2
	2015/2016	Dresden	1500m	3
	2014/2015	Shanghai	500m	3
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	Beijing	2000m Relay	3
	2013/2014	Seoul	1000m	3
	2015/2016	Dresden	1500m	3
	2015/2016	Shanghai	1500m	3
	2021/2022	Beijing	3000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	Montreal, QC	2000m Relay	3
	2015/2016	Nagoya	1000m	3
	2017/2018	Seoul	3000m Relay	3
	2021/2022	Nagoya	1500m	3
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	4
	2019/2020	Shanghai	3000m Relay	4
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1500m	5
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1500m	6
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	1000m	6
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	7
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	1500m	8
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	8
	2015/2016	Dresden	3000m Relay	8
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1000m	10
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1000m	11
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	500m	11
	2017/2018	Shanghai	1000m	12
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	14
	2017/2018	Shanghai	500m	14
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	19
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1000m	20
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	23
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	500m	27
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	500m	28
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	29
	2013/2014	World Cup Classification	500m	33
	2017/2018	Shanghai	1500m	45
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	76