Jong Kwang-bom (born 29 July 2001) is a North 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 ...

. He competed in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

. In the 2018 Winter Olympics, Jong slipped in the start of the 500m heats and tripped over Japanese speed skater

Keita Watanabe is a Japanese short track speed skater. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President ...

. Also after restarting the race, Jong bumped into Watanabe before tumbling on the ice.

References

2001 births Living people North Korean male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for North Korea Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics 21st-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub