Hwang Chung-gum

Hwang Chung-gum
Born (1995-09-11) September 11, 1995
North Korea
Height 163[1] cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 59[1] kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Defense[1]
Shoots Left[1]
team Taesongsan Sports Club
National team  North Korea and
 Korea
Playing career 2014–present
Hwang Chung-gum
Chosŏn'gŭl 황충금
Revised Romanization Hwang Chung-geum
McCune–Reischauer Hwang Ch'ung-gŭm

Hwang Chung-gum (born 11 September 1995) is an ice hockey player of North Korea representing the Taesongsan Sports Club.[1]

Career

Hwang began playing in 2005, in the Taesongsan Sports Club.[1]

Pyeongchang 2018

Hwang was one of the two flag bearers for the Unified Korea team at the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations with Won Yun-jong.[2]

Hwang is one of 12 North Korean female ice hockey players chosen to be admitted to the Unified Korea team to accompany South Korean players. Rules set by the International Olympic Committee mandate that for each game, three players of the team must be North Korean. Hwang was picked for all three games against Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan by Sarah Murray, the team's coach.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ice Hockey | Athlete Profile: HWANG Chung Gum - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  2. ↑ "North Korea's Hwang Chung Gum and South Korea's Won Yun-jong arrive during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)". ABC News. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  3. ↑ Yoo Jee-ho (2018-02-12). "(Olympics) 3 N. Koreans dress for joint hockey team's 2nd game". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. ↑ Results - Women's Preliminary Round - Group B
Olympic Games
Preceded by
South Korea Lee Kyou-hyuk
North Korea Ri Song-chol		 Flagbearer for  Korea
2018 Pyeongchang
(with Won Yun-jong)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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