Chae Ji-hoon (; born 5 March 1974) is a retired

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short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, 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 s ...

Skating career

Chae won a gold medal in the 500 m and a silver medal in 1000 m at the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...

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. He is the 1995 Overall World Champion. He then won a silver medal in 5000 m relay at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

in Nagano.

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at Daum 1974 births Living people South Korean male short-track speed skaters Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Short-track speed skaters at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Yonsei University alumni FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating Competitors at the 1995 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade 20th-century South Korean sportsmen World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{SouthKorea-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub