Hwang Sun-woo

Hwang Sun-woo (Korean: 황선우; born May 13, 2003) is a South Korean swimmer.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Hwang Sun-woo
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003
Suwon, South Korea
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Event(s)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Korea
World Championships (SC)
2021 Abu Dhabi200 m freestyle
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHwang Seon-u
McCune–ReischauerHwang Sŏnu

Career

On May 14, 2021, he established the new Korean national record of 48.04 in the 100m freestyle and then followed up with a new World Junior Record in the men's 200m freestyle.

In July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He was the flagbearer for South Korea together with Kim Yeon-koung.[3] He competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 4 × 200m freestyle relay events. In the 50m freestyle heats event, he did not advance to compete in the semifinal.[4] In the remaining freestyle heats events, he completed at rank 1 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the semifinal.[5][6] In the freestyle semifinal events, he completed at rank 4 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m, allowing him to advance to compete in the final.[7][8] In the freestyle final events, he completed at rank 5 for 100m and rank 6 for 200m.[9][10] In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.[11]

Reference
  1. Kim Bae-jung (October 30, 2020). "Hwang Sun-woo wins five titles in Gimcheon national competition". Donga Ilbo. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. "Republic of Korea teenage sensation Hwang Sun-woo storms into record books". Olympics.com. November 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. Yoo Jee-ho (July 7, 2021). "Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung, teen swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named S. Korean flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 30, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 25, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. "Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 29, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  11. "Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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