Shin Su-jong (also ''Sin Su-jong'', ko, 신 수종; born February 15, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He represented his nation South Korea at the

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, and has won a silver medal, as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay team, at the 2006 Asian Championships in Singapore. Shin competed for the South Korean swimming team in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the

in Beijing. He finished outside the semifinal time in 2:15.88 to slide under the FINA B-cut (2:18.37) at the World Championships one year earlier in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

. Rallying from sixth at the 150-metre turn in heat two, Shin fought off a three-way sprint challenge from Miguel Molina of the Philippines and

Martti Aljand Martti Aljand (born 22 November 1987 in Tallinn) is an Estonian individual medley and breaststroke swimmer. At 2008 Summer Olympics he finished 45th in 100 m breaststroke with national record and 46th in 200 m breaststroke.

of Estonia on the final lap to snatch the fourth spot in 2:16.21. Shin failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-third out of 53 swimmers in the prelims.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1988 births Living people South Korean male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Korea Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Asan Asian Games competitors for South Korea Sportspeople from South Chungcheong Province 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub