Park Hyung-Joo (also Park Hyeong-Ju, Korean: 박 형주; born July 16, 1995, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1][2] Park qualified for the men's 200 m backstroke, as South Korea's youngest male swimmer (aged 17), at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:00.53 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Ulsan.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including three-time Olympian and European short course champion Aschwin Wildeboer Faber of Spain. Park edged out Ukraine's Oleksandr Isakov to take the seventh spot by 0.28 of a second in 2:01.50. Park failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-first overall in the preliminary heats.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Born | 16 July 1995 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
References
edit- ^ "Park Hyung-Joo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Hyung-Joo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m backstroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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