Kim Jin-Su
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSKOR12807199201 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 28 Jul 1992
in  Seoul | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Uijeongbu, KOR | |
| 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 | 35.40 | 31 Jan 2016 |  Stavanger |
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| 1000m | 1:08.24 | 08 Feb 2020 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:45.45 | 23 Sep 2016 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 6:56.77 | 03 Mar 2012 |  Obihiro |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Gangwon Provincial Office: Korea | |
| Name of coach | Kim Min-Seob [club], KOR |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/skylktf |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried the sport in 2005. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Finishing third in the 1000m at the 2016 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean speed skater Mo Tae-Bum. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2017) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Until the end." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2018) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named Rookie of the Year for the 2016/17 season by the Korea Skating Union [KSU]. (news.chosun.com, 17 Apr 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He thought that speed skating looked cool. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Computer games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Other information | SUSPENSION In August 2019 he was suspended, along with four other skaters, for two months by the Korea Skating Union [KSU] after being found to have consumed alcohol at the national training centre. (news.joins.com, 24 Oct 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | Four Continents Championships | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Four Continents Championships | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 10 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 13 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 13 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 17 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 23 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 24 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | Heerenveen | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 14 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 15 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 20 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 26 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 27 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 27 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 30 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 38 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 42 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 47 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 48 | |||