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Jeon I-Gyeong

Full name: Jeon I-Gyeong
Original name: 전 이경
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)
Born: January 6, 1976 in [unknown], Gyeongsangbuk, South Korea
Affiliations: Yonsei University, Seoul (KOR)
Country: KOR South Korea
Sport: Short Track Speed Skating

Medals: 4 Gold, 1 Bronze (5 Total)

Biography

In the relatively new Olympic sport of short-track speed skating, Chun Lee-Kyung has been the most successful Olympian to date. She competed in both 1994 and 1998, winning the 1,000 metres at both Olympics, and skating on the winning relay team both times, to earn her four gold medals. To that she added a bronze in the 500 metres in 1998. Chun was also a three-time World Champion, in 1995-1997.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1992 Winter 16 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500 metres South Korea KOR 12
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500 metres South Korea KOR 15
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating Women's 1,000 metres South Korea KOR 1 Gold
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3,000 metres Relay South Korea KOR 1 Gold
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500 metres South Korea KOR 3 Bronze
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating Women's 1,000 metres South Korea KOR 1 Gold
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3,000 metres Relay South Korea KOR 1 Gold

Women's 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank PTS BT T
1992 Winter 16 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Standings 12 5 48.25
1992 Winter 16 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Quarter-Finals Heat Three 3 2 48.25
1992 Winter 16 Albertville Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Round One Heat Two 2 Q 3 48.18
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Standings 15 4 1:09.56
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Quarter-Finals Heat One 4 1 1:09.56
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Round One Heat Three 2 Q 3 47.14
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Standings 3
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Round B Final 1 46.335
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Semi-Finals Heat Two 4 QB 1 46.168
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Quarter-Finals Heat Four 2 Q 3 46.163
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Round One Heat Two 1 Q 5 48.024

Women's 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T PTS
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Standings 1
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Round A Final 1 OR 1:36.87
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 Q 1:55.07 3
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Quarter-Finals Heat Two 2 Q 1:40.30 3
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Round One Heat Eight 2 Q 1:40.49 3
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Standings 1
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Final Round A Final 1 1:42.776
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 Q 1:34.789 3
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Quarter-Finals Heat Two 1 Q 1:38.068 5
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea Round One Heat Seven 1 Q 1:39.107 5

Women's 3,000 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea KOR Final Standings 1
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea KOR Final Round A Final 1
1994 Winter 18 Lillehammer Short Track Speed Skating South Korea KOR Semi-Finals Heat One 2
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea KOR Final Standings 1
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea KOR Final Round A Final 1
1998 Winter 22 Nagano Short Track Speed Skating South Korea KOR Semi-Finals Heat Two 1