Edwin Park
United States
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSUSA10903199401 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 09 Mar 1994
in  Seattle, WA | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Stanford, CA, USA | |
| Higher education | Biology - Stanford University: United States | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.29 | 15 Nov 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:07.52 | 16 Nov 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:46.31 | 31 Dec 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:30.52 | 24 Nov 2013 |  Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:50.44 | 19 Jan 2014 | Calgary |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| North American Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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North American Single Distances Championships
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| 3000m | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Puget Sound Speed Skating: Tacoma, WA, USA |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Running, tennis, golf, reading, studying. (skateleft.com, 30 Oct 2012) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Becoming national champion in his age group at the US national championships in 2011. (usspeedskating.org, 20 Feb 2013) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I began speed skating because at age nine I was a little kid with feeble legs. Speed skating was the best choice to boost my muscles." | |
| Name of coach | Chang Lee [club] | |
| Training Regime | He trains two and a half hours per day, five days per week on and off the ice. | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began long track speed skating in South Korea at age nine. He made the transition to short track at age 11 when his family moved to the United States. | |
| Coach from which country? | Korea |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | FUTURE PLANS He is a student at Stanford University in the United States, where he is studying bioengineering. After his competitive career ends, he hopes to help athletes with an impairment compete at the highest level. "I wish to develop the technology that will allow athletes without full physical capabilities to compete at a level similar to their able-bodied counterparts." (usspeedskating.org, 20 Feb 2013) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/parkedwins | twitter.com/parkedwin |