Choi Min Kyung

Choi Min Gyeong ( cor. 최민경 , 崔敏敬) , b.25 August 1982) - South Korean and French short-trekkist , world and Olympic champion.

Choi Min Kyung
Full name	최민경
Citizenship	Republic of Korea → France
Date of Birth	August 25, 1982 ( 1982-08-25 ) (age 36)
Place of Birth	Seoul
Growth	162 cm
Weight	60 kg
Career
Medals
Winter Olympic Games for the Republic of Korea Gold Salt Lake City 2002 relay race World Championships for the Republic of Korea Silver Sheffield 2000 relay race Silver Jeonju 2001 relay race Gold Montreal 2002 3000 m for France Bronze Beijing 2005 relay race Winter Asian Games for the Republic of Korea Silver Gangwon-do 1999 500 m Bronze Gangwon-do 1999 3000 m European Championships for France Silver Turin 2005 relay race Silver Krynica-Zdroj 2006 relay race

Choi Min Kyung was born in 1982 in Seoul . In 1998, she took part in the Nagano Olympic Games , where she became the 4th at a distance of 500 m. In 1999, she won the silver and bronze medals of the Asian Winter Games. In 2000, she won the silver medal at the World Championships and won the silver medal in the all-around at the World Junior Championships. In 2001, Choi Min Gyeong again won the silver medal of the World Championship, won the bronze medal in the all-around at the World Junior Championships, and also won two gold and one bronze medals of the Winter Universiade. In 2002, she became the world champion and the Olympic Games .

In 2002, Choi Min Gyeong adopted French citizenship and began to speak for France. In 2005, she became the silver medalist of the European Championships and the bronze medalist of the World Championships. In 2006, she again became the silver medalist of the European Championship, but at the Olympic Games in Turin she could not win medals.