Min Ryoung (; born July 14, 1982 in Daegu) is a retired

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. He is the 2000 Overall World Champion.

2002 Winter Olympics

Min participated in the

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held in

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. Prior to the Olympics, he was expected to compete in the 1500 metre or 1000 metre individual events along with the 5000 metre relay. However, the South Korean coach controversially announced that he would send Min to only the relay event in order to give the opportunities of the individual competitions to another prospect

Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor An (russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo ( ko, 안현수) on November 23, 1985),. is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of eight Olympic medals, six g ...

. On February 13, The South Korean relay team raced with United States, Italy, and Australia in the 45-lap semifinal race. During the 17th lap, Min attempted to pass United States team member Rusty Smith on the inside. But Min made a bad pass and bumped Smith's elbow and shoulder with his hip. Min collided with the Italian Nicola Rodigari, and the two fell on the ice and spun out into the boards. Min was sent to a hospital emergency room for evaluation for back and hip injuries. But the Korean team was disqualified. Liz Robbins, "OLYMPICS: SPEEDSKATING; Ohno Overcomes Crowd and Flu to Start Quest", New York Times, Feb. 13, 2002
/ref> Due to the injury, Min retired from short track speed skating for good next year.

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* 1982 births Living people South Korean male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of South Korea Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Universiade medalists in short track speed skating Sportspeople from Daegu Universiade gold medalists for South Korea Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub