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Kim Min-Jung (Korean: 김민정; Hanja: 金玟廷, born March 20, 1985, in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater.

Born (1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 41)[1]
Seoul, South Korea[2]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight106 lb (48 kg)[2]
Country South Korea
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Kim Min-Jung
Personal information
Born (1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 41)[1]
Seoul, South Korea[2]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight106 lb (48 kg)[2]
Sport
Country South Korea
SportShort track speed skating
World championship wins2010 3000 m relay
2009 1500 m
2008 3000 m relay
2007 3000 m relay,          Team
2003 Team
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Milan3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2008 Gangneung3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2009 Vienna1500 m
Gold medal – first place2010 Sofia3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2009 Vienna1000 m
Silver medal – second place2009 Vienna3000 m
Silver medal – second place2009 ViennaOverall
Silver medal – second place2009 Vienna3000 m relay
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 SofiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 BormioTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 HarbinTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 HeerenveenTeam
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 Erzurum3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Innsbruck3000 m
Silver medal – second place2011 Erzurum1000 m
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Jangchun3000 m relay
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Kim won her first senior World Championship individual gold medal in the women's 1500 meter at the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Vienna, edging out future 1500 meter Olympic champion Zhou Yang by 0.503 seconds.

In the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she competed only in the women's 3000 meter relay, combining with Lee Eun-Byul, Park Seung-Hi and Cho Ha-Ri. The South Korean team finished first but was controversially disqualified due to contact between Kim and Sun Linlin of China.[3]

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