Noh Jin-Kyu

Noh Jin-Kyu

Personal information
Born	July 20, 1992 (1992-07-20) (age 19)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	69 kg (150 lb; 10.9 st)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Club	Korea National Sport University
Achievements and titles
World finals	2011 Overall
Medal record Competitor for  South Korea Men's short track speed skating World Championships Gold 2011 Sheffield Overall Gold 2011 Sheffield 1000 m Gold 2011 Sheffield 1500 m Gold 2011 Sheffield 3000 m Gold 2011 Warsaw Team Asian Winter Games Gold 2011 Astana-Almaty 1500 m Gold 2011 Astana-Almaty 5000 m relay World Junior Championships Gold 2010 Taipei Overall Gold 2010 Taipei 1000 m Gold 2010 Taipei 1500 m Gold 2010 Taipei 5000 m relay

This is a Korean name; the family name is Noh.

Noh Jin-Kyu (Hangul: 노진규) (born July 20, 1992) is a South Korean short track speed skater. During his first season at the senior level at the age of 18, he became the 2011 Overall World Champion.

Career

Noh won the 2010 Junior World Championships, and due to the format of the South Korean National Team selection rules, he was able to win a spot on the team with his speediness on the ice for the 2010-2011 season despite his inexperience compared to veterans of the sport.^[1] He quieted critics of his placement on the team by performing well at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, but struggled against experienced skaters at international events during the 2010–11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, where technical aspects such as positioning skills are considered essential.^[1]

Overcoming his performances during the World Cup season, he dominated at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, winning gold in every race except the 500 m, where he did not qualify for the quarterfinals.^[2] He won the overall World Championship in his first season on the senior level.^[3] In the following week, Noh helped Korea to win 2011 World Team Championships (last one to be scheduled into foreseeable future) in Warsaw, setting a new world record in 3000m in the process.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Short track national team selection process to undergo another change". Yonhap. 2011-03-09. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2011/03/14/0200000000AEN20110314000900315.HTML. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 
2. ^ "Short trackers win titles at world championships". The Korea Times. 2011-03-14. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2011/03/136_83049.html. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 
3. ^ "세계쇼트트랙- 노진규·조해리, 동반 우승" (in Korean). Yonhap. 2011-03-14. http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/sports/2011/03/14/1007000000AKR20110314002700007.HTML. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 

External links

• Profile from 2011 Asian Winter Games official website

Persondata
Name	Noh, Jin-Kyu
Alternative names
Short description	Speed skater
Date of birth	July 20, 1992
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death