Ri Ji Ryon
DPR Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STPRK20310199401 | |
| NOC | DPR Korea | |
| Born | 03 Oct 1994
in Pyongyang  |
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| Gender | Women |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Pyongyang University of Physical Education: DPR Korea | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 46.575 | 10 Feb 2019 |  Turin |
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| 1500m | 2:34.773 | 08 Feb 2019 | Turin |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Daeseongsan Sports Club: Pyongyang, PRK |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold at the 2013 World Development Trophy in Singapore. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | Her father took her to an ice rink. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her parents. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Her mother. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Kim Chun Sam, PRK, from 2017 | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began the sport at age seven. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you make up your mind firmly, there will be nothing you can't do." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) |
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | Shanghai | 2000m Relay | 12 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Shanghai | 1000m | 25 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Shanghai | 500m | 34 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 80 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 84 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 88 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 100 | |||