Kim Hyun-yung

Kim Hyun-yung
Personal information
Born (1994-10-19) October 19, 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 22 (1000 m)
Kim Hyun-yung
Hangul 김현영
Hanja 金 賢榮
Revised Romanization Gim Hyeon-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Kim Hyŏn-yŏng

Kim Hyun-yung (born October 19, 1994 in Seoul) is a South Korean speed-skater.

Kim competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the 500 metres she finished 24th overall, and in the 1000 metres she was 28th.[1][2]

As of September 2014, Kim's best performance at the World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships is 22nd, in the 2013 500 m. Her best performance at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships is 12th, in 2014. Kim has won five medals across four World Junior Speed Skating Championships, including the 500 m championship in 2013.[3]

Kim made her World Cup debut in November 2011. As of September 2014, Kim's top World Cup finish is 15th in a 1000 m race at Salt Lake City in 2013–14. Her best overall finish in the World Cup is 22nd, in the 2013–14 1000 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  2. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "SpeedSkatingStats.com Biography".


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