Choi Min-jeong

Choi Min-jeong
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 26)
Seongnam, South Korea
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportShort track speed skating
ClubSeongnam City Hall
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500m: 42.422 (2018)
1000m: 1:26:850 (2022)
1500m: 2:14:354 WR (2016)
3000m: 4:58:939 (2018)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 2 0
World Championships 16 6 1
Asian Games 2 1 1
World Junior Championships 2 1 1
Total 23 10 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 3000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow Overall
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul Overall
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal Overall
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montreal 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Montreal Overall
Gold medal – first place 2022 Montreal 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Montreal 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Montreal 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Seoul 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia Overall
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Seoul 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Seoul 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Seoul 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow 1500 m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sapporo 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sapporo 500 m
Winter World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid 3000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Erzurum 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Erzurum 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Erzurum 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Erzurum Overall
Choi Min-jeong
Hangul
최민정
Hanja
崔珉禎
Revised RomanizationChoe Minjeong
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Minjŏng

Choi Min-jeong (Korean최민정; born 9 September 1998) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a three-time Olympic Champion (2018, 2022), a four-time World Champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022), Four Continents Champion (2020), and the current world record holder for 1500m. Along with Chun Lee-kyung and Jin Sun-yu, Choi is widely regarded as one of the best female Korean short track speed skaters of all time.