Um Cheonho
Korea
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSKOR12502199201 | |
| NOC | Korea | |
| Born | 25 Feb 1992
in  Seoul | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Korean | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 37.22 | 23 Jan 2017 | Seoul |
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| 1500m | 1:48.78 | 24 Sep 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:21.48 | 22 Sep 2017 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:41.36 | 07 Dec 2019 |  Nur-Sultan |
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Main Achievements |
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| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||||
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/cheonho.um |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | The elementary school he attended was well known for having a successful short track team. He was also inspired by Korean skater Kim Dong-Sung, who won gold at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. However, he had persistent injury problems while training in short track and was later encouraged to switch to speed skating by Korean Olympian Lee Kyou-Hyuk. | |
| Club / Team | Korea National Sport University: Incheon, KOR | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 1997 at Lila Elementary School in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He focused on short track in middle school before switching to speed skating in 2016. | |
| Name of coach | Choi Jae-Bong [club], KOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Lee Jun-Ho. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Famous relatives | His older brother Um Cheon-Hee represented the Republic of Korea in roller speed skating at the 2006 World Championships in Anyang, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019; yonhapnews.co.kr, 07 Sep 2006) | |
| Nicknames | Umddung [due to his physical fitness]. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019; Facebook profile, 05 Jun 2019) | |
| Injuries | He underwent three operations on his left ankle and five on his right ankle between 2007 and 2015. "The most difficult was the one I had ahead of the 2011 Asian Winter Games [in Kazakhstan]. Despite winning silver and gold in the 1500m and 5000m relay at the event, afterwards I consistently suffered injuries due to the short period of rehabilitation at that time." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019; MBC News, 27 Dec 2018; Stark TV YouTube channel, 04 Jun 2019; seoul.co.kr, 23 Dec 2019) In 2009 he fractured his foot after falling in training one day before the Korean selection trials for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018; yonhopnews.co.kr, 14 Oct 2010) |
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| Other sports | He has represented the Republic of Korea in short track, and won gold in the 5000m relay at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in, Kazakhstan. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Oct 2018) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean politician and journalist Rhyu Si-Min. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019; sports.donga.com, 25 Jun 2018) | |
| Hobbies | Watching ball games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. He also aspires to work as a skating coach and to establish a scholarship foundation for children. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied for a postgraduate degree at Korea National Sport University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Facebook profile, 05 Jun 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 11 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | Mass Start | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Heerenveen | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Tomakomai | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Minsk | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Obihiro | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | Team Pursuit | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 31 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 5000/10000m | 40 | |||