Park Jin-yong

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Jin-yong l

Park in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31) Muju, South Korea
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Luge
Event	Doubles
Korean name
Hangul	박진용
Revised Romanization	Bak Jin-yong
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chin-yong

Park Jin-yong (born 17 November 1993 in Muju) is a South Korean luger.

Park competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the men's doubles event he competed with Cho Jung-myung, finishing 18th. He was also a part of the South Korean relay team, which finished 12th.^[1][2]

As of September 2014, Park's best performance at the FIL World Luge Championships is 23rd, in the 2013 Championships.^[3]

As of September 2014, Park's best Luge World Cup overall finish is 30th in 2013–14.^[3]

Park was a contestant in the 2023 Netflix reality competition Physical: 100. He was one of the five survivors who competed in the final quest and finished in third place.

Education

• Muju Sulchon High School

References

1. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
2. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
3. "FIL-luge Biography".

External links

• Park Jin-yong at FIL
• Park Jin-yong at Olympedia