Yeo Soo-yeon
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Born19 November 1985
Country
South Korea
South KoreaPersonal best(s)1000 m: 1:30.812 (2005)
1500 m: 2:22.329 (2005)
3000 m: 5:13.541 (2005)
1500 m: 2:22.329 (2005)
3000 m: 5:13.541 (2005)
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| Born | 19 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1000 m: 1:30.812 (2005) 1500 m: 2:22.329 (2005) 3000 m: 5:13.541 (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yeo Soo-yeon is a former South Korean short-track speed skater.[1] She is a Team World champion as well as a champion and a two-time silver medalist of the Winter Universiade.
During the 2004–05 World Cup season, she won a 3000 m race and finished second in both 1000 m and 1500 m races at the last World Cup stage in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia.[2] She also achieved several victories and podiums in relay during that season.
After retiring from competitive sports Yeo worked as a teenagers' coach in Middleburg, Virginia, US.[3] In September 2013, she was also appointed as Sport Manager for the ISU disciplines within the Sports Operation Department for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]
