Seung-Min Kwon
United States
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STUSA13108200301 | |
| NOC | United States | |
| Born | 31 Aug 2003
in Daejeon  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Rockville, MD, USA | |
| Languages | English, Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.969 | 27 Jan 2023 |  Dresden |
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Potomac Speedskating Club: United States |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Travelling. (teamusa.org, 26 Apr 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was introduced to the sport by a friend of his parents. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2019 he was named Junior Development Male Short Track Skater of the Year by US Speedskating. (teamusa.org, 26 Apr 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Jimmy Jang [club]; Simon Cho [club], USA; Stephen Gough [national], CAN |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/sm.kw0n |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing fifth in the 1000m at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Gdansk, Poland, and placing 14th in the 1000m at the 2022 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age seven in Rockville, MD, United States of America. |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 5 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 13 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Championships | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 17 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Championships | Overall | 28 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Championships | 500m | 28 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Championships | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 62 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 23 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 24 | |||