Park qualified for the South Korean squad in the men's triple jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Four months before the Games, he set a career personal best and an Olympic B-standard jump of 16.66 metres at the college national championships in Jecheon to secure a berth on the South Korean athletics team.[2][3] Park got off to a rugged start with a foul until he spanned a top qualifying jump of 15.84 on his second attempt, falling short of a personal best by 82 centimetres. Since his third jump spurred another foul, Park ended up in thirty-ninth against an immense roster of forty-eight athletes, and did not advance past the qualifying round.[4][5]
^ ab"[아테네올림픽]'세단뛰기 천재' 박형진과 그를 키우는 박영준교수" [Athens: Father and professor Park Young-jun raised his son Park Hyung-jun to become a triple jump "genius"] (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
^"세단뛰기 박형진, 올림픽 출전권 획득" [Triple jumper Park Hyung-jun acquires the Olympic berth] (in Korean). Imaeil.com. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
