Thomas Insuk Hong (born July 2, 1997) is an American

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 ...

Early life and education

Hong was born in Seoul, South Korea to parents Hang Jung and DooPyeo Hong. Hong immigrated to the United States as a child. He was raised in Laurel, Maryland and graduated from

Atholton High School Atholton High School is a high school in Columbia, Maryland, United States and is a part of the Howard County public school system. The school hosts an Army JROTC program. The school mascot is the Raider. History Atholton takes its name from ...

. He currently attends University of Maryland, College Park. Hong speaks Korean and English.

References

1997 births Living people American male short track speed skaters American people of South Korean descent American sportspeople of Korean descent Atholton High School alumni Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Olympic short track speed skaters for the United States People from Laurel, Maryland Sportspeople from Prince George's County, Maryland Short track speed skaters at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Seoul 21st-century American people {{US-speed-skating-bio-stub