Tae-Bum Mo

Korea

Sport	Speed Skating
FederationID	SSKOR11502198901
NOC	Korea
Born	15 Feb 1989 in Seoul
Gender	Men

Residence	Seoul, KOR
Occupation	Athlete
Languages	Korean
Higher education	Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	34.28	17 Nov 2013	Salt Lake City, UT
	1000m	1:07.26	13 Dec 2009	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	1:42.85	11 Dec 2009	Salt Lake City, UT
	5000m	7:03.38	12 Mar 2006	Erfurt
	10000m	15:13.91	21 Dec 2005	Chuncheon

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
Olympic Games	Event
Olympic Games
	2 x 500m	1
	1000m		1
World Single Distances Championships	Event
World Single Distances Championships
	2 x 500m	2
	1000m		1
World Sprint Championships	Event
World Sprint Championships
	Overall		1	1

Social Media

instagram.com/tae_bum.mo/

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach	Baek Chul-Gi [national], KOR
Reason for choosing this sport	His parents encouraged him to take up the sport.
Club / Team	Korean Air: Seoul, KOR
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began skating at age seven.

General Interest

Injuries	He sustained a cut to his right Achilles tendon during training in 2010. (sbs.co.kr, 20 Dec 2010) He has sustained an injury to his pelvis during his career. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Nicknames	Motor Bum (icenews.co.kr, 09 Feb 2014)
Other information	POST SOCHI BLUES At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi he was unable to defend the gold medal he won in the 500m four years earlier in Vancouver, finishing just off the podium in fourth place. He stopped training in the months that followed, and by the end of the year his weight had increased from 85kg to 107kg. After returning to the sport in the hope of competing at his third Olympic Winter Games, it took him two-and-a-half years to get back to his optimal racing weight. "I think Pyeongchang will really be a battle with myself. My times have improved and I am getting more confident by the day." (pyeongchang2018.com, 12 Jan 2018) OTHER ACTIVITIES He has served as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (insidethegames.biz, 13 Jul 2017) BIRTHDAY PRESENT He won gold in the 500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on his 21st birthday. (naver.com, 19 Feb 2010)
Hobbies	Golf. (newsis.com,10 Jan 2014)
Awards and honours	He received the Korean Olympic Committee [KOC] President's Award in 2011. (sbs.co.kr, 07 Feb 2014) He received the Best Performance Award at the 2011 Korean Athletics Awards. (naver.com, 07 Feb 2014) He was presented with an Excellent Male Athlete Award at the 15th Coca-Cola Athletics Award in 2010. (chosun.com, 31 Mar 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the 500m and silver in the 1000m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Most influential person in career	His parents. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Hero / Idol	Irish boxer and mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Actions speak louder than words. Be patient and have self-control." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2012/2013	World Single Distances Championships	2 x 500m	1
	2011/2012	World Single Distances Championships	2 x 500m	1
	2010	Olympic Games	2 x 500m	1
	2012/2013	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	2
	2010/2011	World Sprint Championships	Overall	2
	2010	Olympic Games	1000m	2
	2011/2012	World Sprint Championships	Overall	3
	2014	Olympic Games	2 x 500m	4
	2011/2012	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	5
	2010	Olympic Games	1500m	5
	2012/2013	World Sprint Championships	Overall	5
	2010/2011	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	8
	2008/2009	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	8
	2014/2015	World Single Distances Championships	2 x 500m	9
	2008/2009	World Single Distances Championships	1500m	11
	2014/2015	World Single Distances Championships	1000m	11
	2014	Olympic Games	1000m	12
	2010/2011	World Single Distances Championships	2 x 500m	15
	2018	Olympic Games	500m	16
	2014/2015	World Sprint Championships	Overall	28

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2011/2012	World Cup	500m	1
	2013/2014	World Cup Berlin	1000m	1
	2011/2012	World Cup Astana	500m	1
	2013/2014	World Cup Berlin	500m	1
	2014/2015	World Cup Seoul	500m	2
	2013/2014	World Cup Astana	500m	2
	2014/2015	World Cup Heerenveen	500m	2
	2013/2014	World Cup Calgary, AB	500m	2
	2011/2012	World Cup Chelyabinsk	500m	2
	2013/2014	World Cup Calgary, AB	500m	2
	2013/2014	World Cup Berlin	500m	2
	2011/2012	World Cup Astana	500m	2
	2014/2015	World Cup Seoul	500m	2
	2011/2012	World Cup Berlin	500m	2
	2013/2014	World Cup Salt Lake City, UT	500m	3
	2009/2010	World Cup Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	3
	2011/2012	World Cup Astana	1000m	3
	2009/2010	World Cup Heerenveen	1000m	3
	2011/2012	World Cup Heerenveen	1000m	3
	2011/2012	World Cup Berlin	1000m	3
	2011/2012	World Cup Heerenveen	500m	3
	2012/2013	World Cup Heerenveen	500m	3
	2011/2012	World Cup Berlin	500m	3
	2013/2014	World Cup	500m	4
	2011/2012	World Cup	1000m	6
	2011/2012	World Cup	Overall	6
	2014/2015	World Cup	500m	7
	2012/2013	World Cup	500m	7
	2013/2014	World Cup	Overall	9
	2013/2014	World Cup	1000m	9
	2009/2010	World Cup	1000m	9
	2008/2009	World Cup	1000m	10
	2012/2013	World Cup	1000m	13
	2009/2010	World Cup	500m	16
	2009/2010	World Cup	1500m	16
	2008/2009	World Cup	100m	20
	2008/2009	World Cup	500m	20
	2017/2018	World Cup	1000m	22
	2014/2015	World Cup	1000m	22
	2014/2015	World Cup	Overall	23
	2012/2013	World Cup	Overall	24
	2015/2016	World Cup	500m	24
	2015/2016	World Cup	1000m	24
	2008/2009	World Cup	1500m	26
	2017/2018	World Cup	500m	26
	2016/2017	World Cup	500m	33
	2016/2017	World Cup	1000m	35