Yang Tae-hwa
Yang Tae-hwa (born January 13, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Chuen-Gun Lee, she was the 1999–2002 South Korean national champion. They represented South Korea at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they placed 24th. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2002 Four Continents Championships. Following the 2002 Olympic season, Yang retired from competitive skating.
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| Born | January 13, 1982 Seoul | |||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5.09 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Partner | Lee Chuen-gun | |||||||||||||
| Former coach | Ryu Jong-hyun | |||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Natalia Linichuk, Lia Travatty | |||||||||||||
| Skating club | Dong Chun Winter Ice Academy | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 양태화 |
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| Revised Romanization | Yang Taehwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang T'aehwa |
She is an International Technical Specialist for South Korea.[1]
Competitive highlights
(with Lee)
| Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 24th | ||||||
| World Championships | 31st | 31st | 23rd | ||||
| Four Continents Championships | 7th | ||||||
| World Junior Championships | 23rd | 25th | 21st | 28th | 20th | ||
| Asian Winter Games | 3rd | ||||||
| Winter Universiade | 12th | ||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 9th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 9th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway | 15th | ||||||
| South Korean Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
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