Park Jin-yong (born 17 November 1993 in Muju) is a South Korean

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

r. Park competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

for South Korea. In the Doubles he competed with

Cho Jung-myung Cho Jung-myung (born 24 December 1993 in Seoul) is a South Korean luger. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 Febru ...

, finishing 18th. He was also a part of the South Korean

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team, which finished 12th. As of September 2014, Park's best performance at the

FIL World Luge Championships The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natural T ...

is 23rd, in the 2013 Championships. As of September 2014, Park's best

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overall finish is 30th in 2013–14. Park was a contestant in the 2023 Netflix reality competition Physical: 100. He finished in third place.

Education

*Muju Sulchon High School

References

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* 1993 births Living people South Korean male lugers Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for South Korea Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-luge-bio-stub