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| Sun-Woo
HWANG |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Republic of Korea
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 21 May 2003
| | Height | 1.86 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Seoul, KOR |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
Korean |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age five. |
Why this sport? |
He was influenced by his parents, who were keen swimmers. |
Club / Team |
Seoul Physical Education High School: Korea |
Name of coach |
Lee Byung-Ho [club], KOR; Lee Jeong-Hoon [national], KOR |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Watching videos about swimming on the internet, taking his dog for walks. (New Star Campaign Headquarters YouTube channel, 15 Feb 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan. (news.khan.co.kr, 25 Nov 2020) |
Awards and honours |
He received the 2021 World Junior Male Swimmer of the Year award from swimming website SwimSwam in its Swammy Awards. (swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2021)
He and volleyball player Kim Yeon-Koung were chosen as the flag bearers for the Republic of Korea for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (seoul.co.kr, 07 Jul 2021)
In February 2021 he received the Best Athlete Award at the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee Sports Awards. (news1.kr, 23 Feb 2021) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (koreaherald.com, 11 Aug 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:45.26 |
| 39 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
22.74 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
47.82 |
| 13 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:15.03 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:44.47 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
48.08 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:36.28 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:06.93 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.35 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
52.13 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Freestyle |
1:41.60 |
| 6 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
46.34 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 38 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 3 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Individual Medley |
52.30 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
46.46 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:41.17 |
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