Lin Xiaojun
China
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STCHN12905199601 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 29 May 1996
in Daegu  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR | |
| Languages | Korean, Mandarin | |
| Other names | Lim Hyo-Jun | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.670 | 11 Nov 2018 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 500m | 41.593 | 10 Nov 2022 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:23.824 | 11 Feb 2023 |  Dordrecht |
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| 1500m | 2:14.360 | 10 Dec 2022 |  Almaty |
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| 3000m | 5:00.998 | 10 Mar 2019 |  Sofia |
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Main Achievements |
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| Olympic Games | Event | |||||
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Olympic Games
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| 1500m | 1 | |||||
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World Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| 1000m | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1500m | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2000m Relay | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5000m Relay | 4 | |||||
| Overall | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He has had a total of eight operations on his shoulder. Seven of them were when he was a child, and the eighth took place in May 2023. (Shangyou News, 30 May 2023) He was affected by a back problem during the 2017/18 season and was unable to compete at the World Cup events in Dordrecht, Netherlands, and Shanghai, People's Republic of China. (news.joins.com, 03 Nov 2017; hankookilbo.com, 04 Oct 2017) He injured his waist area and fractured his wrist at a competition while he was a high school student. He also tore ligaments and fractured his right ankle in high school. (weekly.chosun.com, 01 Jan 2018; sports.khan.co.kr, 18 Sep 2016) He fractured his right shinbone in grade seven of middle school and was sidelined for 18 months. (weekly.chosun.com, 01 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | His parents wanted him to become a swimmer but he was unable to pursue the sport after he injured his eardrum while playing with a cotton bud. His house was near an ice rink so he decided to join the skating team at primary school. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in grade one of primary school. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/hyojun.lim.3 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | In 2018 he was presented with the Sponomics Grand Award in the Republic of Korea. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 07 Mar 2018) He received a Male Rookie Award at the 2018 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in the Republic of Korea. (xportsnews.com, 21 Mar 2018) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 1500m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018) | |
| Other information | NATIONALITY SWITCH He previously represented the Republic of Korea under the name Lim Hyo-Jun. In 2020 he began the process of switching nations to compete for the People's Republic of China, and was granted Chinese nationality in June 2020. He was approved to start competing for his new nation by the International Skating Union [ISU] in July 2022. (ISU, 12 Jul 2022; chosun.com, 06 Mar 2021; yna.co.kr, 09 Mar 2021; osen.mt.co.kr, 07 Mar 2021) SANCTION He was banned for one year by Korea Skating Union after a June 2019 incident in which he pulled down a teammate's trousers, leaving him standing, exposed, in front of female teammates. (nbcsports.com, 26 Sep 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Hebei Province: China |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Go karting. (Xinmin Evening News, 07 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Shangyou News, 30 May 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Zhang Jing [national] |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't doubt yourself, the key to victory is to trust yourself." (Weibo profile, 01 Oct 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| weibo.com/u/7725970927 |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Championships | Overall | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 2000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Championships | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Championships | 1000m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Championships | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Championships | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Championships | Overall | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 5000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 1000m | 13 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Championships | 500m | 17 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Championships | 500m | 54 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 2000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 2000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Dresden | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dordrecht | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Seoul | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Budapest | 1000m | 1 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Budapest | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Turin | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dordrecht | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2017/2018 | Budapest | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Montreal, QC | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Dresden | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 1500m | 6 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 7 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 7 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Almaty | 500m | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 10 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 16 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 20 | |||
| 2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 20 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 32 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 33 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 46 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 49 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 52 | |||