Seo Ho-Jin ( ko, 서호진, ; born June 11, 1983) is a former 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 ...
who won gold in the 5000m relay at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
in Turin. He allegedly assaulted compatriot
Viktor An
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, short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of e ...
during the 2005 Winter Universides, causing him to be banished from the national team. However, this was reinstated.
References
External links
Seo Ho-Jinat the ISU
Seo Ho-Jinat olympics.com
1983 births
Living people
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 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Universiade medalists in short track speed skating
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
Universiade silver medalists for South Korea
Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade
South Korean Buddhists
21st-century South Korean people
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