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Cha Min-kyu

1993 - Today

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Cha Min-kyu (Korean: 차민규, born 16 March 1993) is a South Korean speed skater who competes internationally. Cha participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 500 metres race. He set the Olympic record for the event with a time of 34.42 seconds but had his record broken moments later by the eventual winner, Håvard Lorentzen who beat him by 0.01. He also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics and won the silver in the 500 metres event with time of 34.39 seconds, which was only 0.07 seconds behind the gold medalist and new Olympic record holder, Gao Tingyu of China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Cha Min-kyu is the 464th most popular skater (down from 445th in 2024), the 1,342nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,123rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular South Korean Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Cha Min-kyu ranks 464 out of 483. Before him are Patrick Roest, Takahiko Kozuka, Isabelle Brasseur, Jeon Da-hye, Yukari Nakano, and Marrit Leenstra. After him are Yara van Kerkhof, Ronald Mulder, Eric Radford, Jamie Salé, Luiza Złotkowska, and Ksenia Stolbova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Cha Min-kyu ranks 891. Before him are Mohammed Rabii, Allison Beveridge, Atticus Mitchell, Adelina Zagidullina, Sebastián Henao, and Jasprit Bumrah. After him are Adam Taggart, Ayoub Abdellaoui, Ouasim Bouy, Musab Kheder, Tang Yi, and Amaury Capiot.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Cha Min-kyu ranks 1,342 out of 1,128. Before him are Kang Min-ho (1985), Nina Solheim (1979), Jeong Dong-ho (1990), Park Ju-sung (1984), Jeon Da-hye (1983), and Yoon Jong-gyu (1998). After him are Shin Yu-bin (2004), Lee Ki-je (1991), Kim Si-hyeon (1999), Kang Ye-seo (2005), Jung Kyung-eun (1990), and Song Min-kyu (1999).

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Among SKATERS In South Korea

Among skaters born in South Korea, Cha Min-kyu ranks 16. Before him are Kim Dong-sung (1980), Kim Yun-mi (1980), Choi Min-jeong (1998), Ko Gi-hyun (1986), Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978), and Jeon Da-hye (1983). After him are Kim Min-seok (1999), Hwang Dae-heon (1999), Park Seung-hi (1992), You Young (2004), Kim A-lang (1995), and Shim Suk-hee (1997).

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