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Oh Se-jong
Oh Se-jong (Hangul: 오세종, Hanja: 呉世種) (9 October 1982 – 27 June 2016) was a South Korean Short track speed skating, short track speed skater who won gold in the 5000 m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He also competed in 5000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He died in a traffic accident on 27 June 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. References External links * 1982 births 2016 deaths South Korean male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games World Short Track Speed Skating Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as an Olympic-sized figure skating rink and an international-sized ice hockey rink. Related sports include long track speed skating and inline speed skating. History Short-track skating developed from speed skating events that were held with mass starts. This form of speed skating was mainly practised in the United States and Canada, as opposed to the international form, where athletes skated in pairs. At the 1932 Winter Olympics, speed skating events were conducted in the mass start form. Competitions in North America tended to be held indoors, for example in Madison Square Garden, New York, and therefore on shorter tracks than was usual for outdoor skating. In 1967, the International Skating Union (ISU) adopted short-track spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
