Han Seungsoo
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STKOR12305199101 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 23 May 1991
in Seoul  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.859 | 15 Nov 2014 |  Montreal |
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| 1000m | 1:23.641 | 12 Nov 2016 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 2:12.091 | 11 Nov 2016 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Main Achievements |
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World Championships
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| 5000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Sports TOTO: Republic of Korea |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Travel, camping. (Instagram profile, 27 Oct 2021) | |
| Injuries | He tore a ligament in his first year of university. He also sustained a ligament injury during the 2014/15 season. (pyeongchang2018.com, 31 Mar 2017; icenews.co.kr, 26 May 2014) He injured his ankle in year 12 of high school. In the same year, he cut his thigh with the blade on his skate. (icenews.co.kr, 26 May 2014) |
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| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He does not eat eel before competitions. (icenews.co.kr, 26 May 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He participated in a skating class during his winter holidays. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His family. (pyeongchang2018.com, 31 Mar 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | Russian short track skater Victor An, Korean marathon runner Sohn Kee-Chung, his father. (pyeongchang2018.com, 31 Mar 2017; sportsq.co.kr, 19 Dec 2016; icenews.co.kr, 26 May 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Choi Jae-Bong [club], KOR; An Jung-Hyun [national], KOR | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in his third year of primary school in Gwacheon, Republic of Korea. |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/seungsoo__h |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2014/2015 | Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2014/2015 | Shanghai | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2014/2015 | Dresden | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 5000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Gangneung | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2014/2015 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 4 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Gangneung | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Gangneung | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 6 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2014/2015 | Dresden | 1000m | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Shanghai | 500m | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 14 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 16 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 17 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 1500m | 21 | |||
| 2016/2017 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 23 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 71 | |||