Jeon Ji-Soo (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 전지수,

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: 全志秀) (born December 13, 1985) is a South Korean

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive 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 a ...

. Jeon first gained attention at the 2005

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, where she won overall runner-up and a gold medal in the 1000 metres. In 2007, Jeon was selected for the South Korea national team and competed in the World Championships and World Team Championships as a member of the 3000 metre relay squad, where she won gold medals in both events. In 2011, Jeon was again called up to the South Korea national team, ranked first overall in the 500 metres of the 2010-11 national season. She earned a gold medal in the 3000 metre relay event at the

2011 Winter Universiade The XXV Winter Universiade, took place in Erzurum, Turkey between 27 January to 6 February. Erzurum is the city at the highest altitude in Turkey, at , and has over 320 cultural landmarks. Located in Eastern Anatolia Region, it is a city on the tr ...

held in Erzurum,

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. She currently belongs to the

Gangneung Gangneung () is a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 213,658 (as of 2017).Gangneung City (2003)Population & Households. Retrieved January 14, 2006. Gangneung is the economic ...

City Government short track speed skating team.

References

1985 births Living people South Korean female short track speed skaters Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Short track speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Universiade medalists in short track speed skating FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade 21st-century South Korean women Korea National Sport University alumni {{SouthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub