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{{Short description|Chinese speed skater (born 1996)}} |
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{{family name hatnote|[[Im (Korean surname)|Lim]]||lang=Korean}} |
{{family name hatnote|[[Im (Korean surname)|Lim]]||lang=Korean}} |
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{{Infobox speed skater |
{{Infobox speed skater |
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| name = Lim Hyo-jun |
| name = Lim Hyo-jun |
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| image = |
| image = 임효준 선수.jpg |
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| nationality = Chinese |
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| nationality = {{Flagicon|KOR}}[[South Korea]] (1996-2021) <br>{{Flagicon|CHN}}[[China]] (2021-) |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|29|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|29|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Daegu]], |
| birth_place = [[Daegu]], South Korea |
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| height = |
| height = 1.68 m |
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| weight = |
| weight = 64 kg |
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| country = South Korea (until 2021)<br>China (since 2021) |
| country = South Korea (until 2021)<br />China (since 2021) |
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| sport = [[Short track speed skating]] |
| sport = [[Short track speed skating]] |
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| event = 1000 m, 1500 m |
| event = 1000 m, 1500 m |
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| club = Korea National Sport University ( |
| club = Korea National Sport University (2017–2021) |
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| coach = |
| coach = |
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| pb = 500m: 39.67 (2018)<br>1000m: 1:22.283 (2018)<br>1500m: 2:10.485 (2018)<br>3000m: 5:00.998 (2019) |
| pb = 500m: 39.67 (2018)<br />1000m: 1:22.283 (2018)<br />1500m: 2:10.485 (2018)<br />3000m: 5:00.998 (2019) |
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| show-medals = no |
| show-medals = no |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]]}} |
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2023 Seoul]]|5000 m relay}} |
{{Medal|Gold|[[2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2023 Seoul]]|5000 m relay}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2024 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|2024 Rotterdam]]|500 m}} |
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{{MedalGold|2024 Rotterdam|5000 m relay}} |
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{{MedalGold|2024 Rotterdam|2000 m mixed relay}} |
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{{Medal|Silver|2023 Seoul|2000 m mixed relay}} |
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Seoul|2000 m mixed relay}} |
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{{Infobox Chinese |
{{Infobox Chinese |
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|c = 林孝埈 |
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'''Lin Xiaojun''' ({{Lang-zh|c=林孝埈|p=Lín Xiàojùn}}), born '''Lim Hyo-jun''' ({{Korean|hangul=임효준|hanja=林孝俊}}, born 29 May 1996), is a South Korean-born Chinese [[Short track speed skating|short track speed skater]]. He is the [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|2018 champion]] of the Men's 1500 m event in [[short track speed skating]] at the [[Winter Olympics]], and also set the new Olympic record for the event. Originally starting as a swimmer, Lim took up skating at a young age. Despite multiple injuries early on in his career, he notably won gold at the [[2012 Winter Youth Olympics]] upon his international debut in the Boys' 1000 m event. He would later win the 1000 m and 1500 m events in the [[Budapest]] leg of the [[2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] and earn selection for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]]. Upon his Olympic debut, Lim won the gold medal, setting a new Olympic record of 2:10.485 in the process, beating [[Lee Jung-su]]'s previous record set at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 games]]. |
'''Lin Xiaojun''' ({{Lang-zh|c=林孝埈|p=Lín Xiàojùn}}), born '''Lim Hyo-jun''' ({{Korean|hangul=임효준|hanja=林孝俊}}, born 29 May 1996), is a South Korean-born Chinese [[Short track speed skating|short track speed skater]]. He is the [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|2018 champion]] of the Men's 1500 m event in [[short track speed skating]] at the [[Winter Olympics]], and also set the new Olympic record for the event. Originally starting as a swimmer, Lim took up skating at a young age. Despite multiple injuries early on in his career, he notably won gold at the [[2012 Winter Youth Olympics]] upon his international debut in the Boys' 1000 m event. He would later win the 1000 m and 1500 m events in the [[Budapest]] leg of the [[2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] and earn selection for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]]. Upon his Olympic debut, Lim won the gold medal, setting a new Olympic record of 2:10.485 in the process, beating [[Lee Jung-su]]'s previous record set at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 games]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Lim Hyo-jun started competing as a swimmer, but later switched to short track speed skating after suffering damage to his [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]].<ref name="yonhap-1">{{cite web|last1=Boram|first1=Kim|last2=Yoon-seung|first2=Kang|title=(LEAD) (Olympics) Lim Hyo-jun wins S. Korea's first gold in men's 1,500 m short track|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/10/0200000000AEN20180210006251320.html|website=[[Yonhap|Yonhap News Agency]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210171935/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/10/0200000000AEN20180210006100320.html|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> During his early career during middle school, he underwent seven surgeries after many injuries sustained during competitions caused numerous hiatuses, including a period in which Lim did not compete for a year, following a leg injury.<ref name="yonhap-1"/> During his early career, Lim represented South Korea in his first international competition at the [[2012 Winter Youth Olympics]] in [[Innsbruck]]. There, he won the gold medal on his debut in the [[Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics#Boys' events|Boys' 1000 m]] event,<ref name="2012olympics-1000">{{cite web|title=WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – Innsbruck, Austria – Final 1000 meter MEN|url=http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=6&round=5&template=|website=ShorttrackOnLine|publisher=PB-Event|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180110/http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=6&round=5&template=|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=18 January 2012}}</ref> and the silver medal behind fellow South Korean Yoon Su-min in the Boys' 500 m event.<ref name="2012olympics-500">{{cite web|title=WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – Innsbruck, Austria – Final 500 meter MEN|url=http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=4&round=5&template=|website=ShorttrackOnLine|publisher=PB-Event|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180346/http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=4&round=5&template=|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 January 2012}}</ref> In the unique Mixed team relay event, where athletes of different countries and sexes competed together, Lim's "Team H" reached the gold medal final, but ultimately did not place after they were penalised for dropping the baton during the race.<ref name="2012olympics-mixed">{{cite web|title=WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – Innsbruck, Austria – Final 3000 m Relay Mixed NOC Team|url=http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=3&dist=11&round=5&template=|website=ShorttrackOnLine|publisher=PB-Event|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180457/http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=3&dist=11&round=5&template=|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=21 January 2012}}</ref> |
Lim Hyo-jun started competing as a swimmer, but later switched to short track speed skating after suffering damage to his [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]].<ref name="yonhap-1">{{cite web|last1=Boram|first1=Kim|last2=Yoon-seung|first2=Kang|title=(LEAD) (Olympics) Lim Hyo-jun wins S. Korea's first gold in men's 1,500 m short track|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/10/0200000000AEN20180210006251320.html|website=[[Yonhap|Yonhap News Agency]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210171935/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/10/0200000000AEN20180210006100320.html|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> During his early career during middle school, he underwent seven surgeries after many injuries sustained during competitions caused numerous hiatuses, including a period in which Lim did not compete for a year, following a leg injury.<ref name="yonhap-1"/> During his early career, Lim represented South Korea in his first international competition at the [[2012 Winter Youth Olympics]] in [[Innsbruck]]. There, he won the gold medal on his debut in the [[Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics#Boys' events|Boys' 1000 m]] event,<ref name="2012olympics-1000">{{cite web|title=WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – Innsbruck, Austria – Final 1000 meter MEN|url=http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=6&round=5&template=|website=ShorttrackOnLine|publisher=PB-Event|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180110/http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=6&round=5&template=|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=18 January 2012}}</ref> and the silver medal behind fellow South Korean Yoon Su-min in the Boys' 500 m event.<ref name="2012olympics-500">{{cite web|title=WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – Innsbruck, Austria – Final 500 meter MEN|url=http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=4&round=5&template=|website=ShorttrackOnLine|publisher=PB-Event|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180346/http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=2&dist=4&round=5&template=|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 January 2012}}</ref> In the unique Mixed team relay event, where athletes of different countries and sexes competed together, Lim's "Team H" reached the gold medal final, but ultimately did not place after they were penalised for dropping the baton during the race.<ref name="2012olympics-mixed">{{cite web|title=WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES – Innsbruck, Austria – Final 3000 m Relay Mixed NOC Team|url=http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=3&dist=11&round=5&template=|website=ShorttrackOnLine|publisher=PB-Event|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180457/http://www.shorttrackonline.info/compresult.php?comp=615&cat=3&dist=11&round=5&template=|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=21 January 2012}}</ref> |
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After a four-year absence from international competition, Lim returned during the [[2017 Winter Universiade]] in [[Almaty]], once again representing South Korea. He competed in the [[Speed skating at the 2017 Winter Universiade#Men's events|Men's 500 m event]], where he reached the final following respective first and second-place finishes in the heats and quarterfinals,<ref name="2017universiade-heat">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Heat 1|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005801|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210182800/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005801|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2017universiade-quarter">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Quarterfinal 4|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005304|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210182804/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005304|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the disqualification of Kazakhstan's [[Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev]] for obstructing Lim in the semifinal.<ref name="2017universiade-semi">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Semifinal 1|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005201|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210181605/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005201|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, however, Lim failed to make a podium finish, placing fourth behind South Korea's Kim Do-kyoum and Kazakhstan's [[Abzal Azhgaliyev]] and [[Denis Nikisha]].<ref name="2017universiade-final">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Finals Final A|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005101|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210181847/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005101|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Men's 5000 m relay event, the South Korean team, which initially didn't include Lim due to his occupation with the 500 m event the same day of the semifinal, were successful in qualifying for the final.<ref name="2017universiade-relaysemi">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 5000 m Relay Semifinal 1|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450201|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210183944/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450201|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Lim was chosen to replace Lee Mun-hyeon for the final race the next day, though they were ultimately unsuccessful, conceding a penalty in a performance that would've otherwise saw them place third.<ref name="2017universiade-relayfinal">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 5000 m Relay Final A|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450101|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210183948/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450101|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=7 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
After a four-year absence from international competition, Lim returned during the [[2017 Winter Universiade]] in [[Almaty]], once again representing South Korea. He competed in the [[Speed skating at the 2017 Winter Universiade#Men's events|Men's 500 m event]], where he reached the final following respective first and second-place finishes in the heats and quarterfinals,<ref name="2017universiade-heat">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Heat 1|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005801|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210182800/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005801|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2017universiade-quarter">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Quarterfinal 4|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005304|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210182804/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005304|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the disqualification of Kazakhstan's [[Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev]] for obstructing Lim in the semifinal.<ref name="2017universiade-semi">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Semifinal 1|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005201|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210181605/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005201|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, however, Lim failed to make a podium finish, placing fourth behind South Korea's Kim Do-kyoum and Kazakhstan's [[Abzal Azhgaliyev]] and [[Denis Nikisha]].<ref name="2017universiade-final">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 500 m Finals Final A|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005101|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210181847/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM005101|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Men's 5000 m relay event, the South Korean team, which initially didn't include Lim due to his occupation with the 500 m event the same day of the semifinal, were successful in qualifying for the final.<ref name="2017universiade-relaysemi">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 5000 m Relay Semifinal 1|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450201|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210183944/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450201|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=6 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Lim was chosen to replace Lee Mun-hyeon for the final race the next day, though they were ultimately unsuccessful, conceding a penalty in a performance that would've otherwise saw them place third.<ref name="2017universiade-relayfinal">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 5000 m Relay Final A|url=http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450101|website=Almaty 2017 Competition Information System|publisher=[[International University Sports Federation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180210183948/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/STM450101|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=7 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Prior to his debut at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], Lim won the 1000 m and 1500 m events at the September 2017 [[Budapest]] leg of the [[2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]], where he placed ahead of fellow South Korean skater [[Hwang Dae-heon]] both times.<ref name="2017wcbud-1000final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Budapest (HUN) – 1000 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18763&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210173134/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18763&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=1 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017wcbud-1500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Budapest (HUN) – 1500 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18749&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210173136/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18749&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=1 October 2017}}</ref> In the same leg, Lim also placed second in the 500m event ahead of Hwang and behind Hungary's [[Sándor Liu Shaolin]].<ref name="2017wcbud-500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Budapest (HUN) – 500 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18755&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210172857/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18755&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> Lim continued on to the [[Seoul]] leg of the World Cup in November, where he was relatively less successful, reaching only the placement final in the 500 m event,<ref name="2017wcseo-500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 500m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18675&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210172857/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18755&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=18 November 2017}}</ref> and being disqualified in the 1000 m event following a collision with Russia's Alexander Shulginov in the quarterfinal.<ref name="2017wcseo-1000quarter">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 1000 m Quarterfinals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18686&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210190654/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18686&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Lim reached the gold medal final of the 1500 m event, but was also similarly disqualified.<ref name="2017wcseo-1500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 1500 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18662&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210190955/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18662&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> He solely found success during the Seoul leg through the South Korean 5000 m relay team, alongside [[Seo Yi-ra]], [[Kwak Yoon-gy]], and Kim Do-kyoum, placing second in their heat and semifinal, before winning the final race.<ref name="2017wcseo-relayheat">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 5000 m Relay Heats|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18692&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191310/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18692&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017wcseo-relaysemi">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 5000 m Relay Semifinals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18694&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191520/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18694&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017wcseo-relayfinal">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 5000 m Relay Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18695&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191550/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18695&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> |
Prior to his debut at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], Lim won the 1000 m and 1500 m events at the September 2017 [[Budapest]] leg of the [[2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]], where he placed ahead of fellow South Korean skater [[Hwang Dae-heon]] both times.<ref name="2017wcbud-1000final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Budapest (HUN) – 1000 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18763&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210173134/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18763&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=1 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017wcbud-1500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Budapest (HUN) – 1500 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18749&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210173136/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18749&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=1 October 2017}}</ref> In the same leg, Lim also placed second in the 500m event ahead of Hwang and behind Hungary's [[Sándor Liu Shaolin]].<ref name="2017wcbud-500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Budapest (HUN) – 500 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18755&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210172857/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18755&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> Lim continued on to the [[Seoul]] leg of the World Cup in November, where he was relatively less successful, reaching only the placement final in the 500 m event,<ref name="2017wcseo-500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 500m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18675&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210172857/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000047&gen=m&ref=18755&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=18 November 2017}}</ref> and being disqualified in the 1000 m event following a collision with Russia's Alexander Shulginov in the quarterfinal.<ref name="2017wcseo-1000quarter">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 1000 m Quarterfinals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18686&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210190654/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18686&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Lim reached the gold medal final of the 1500 m event, but was also similarly disqualified.<ref name="2017wcseo-1500final">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 1500 m Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18662&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210190955/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18662&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> He solely found success during the Seoul leg through the South Korean 5000 m relay team, alongside [[Seo Yi-ra]], [[Kwak Yoon-gy]], and Kim Do-kyoum, placing second in their heat and semifinal, before winning the final race.<ref name="2017wcseo-relayheat">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 5000 m Relay Heats|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18692&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191310/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18692&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017wcseo-relaysemi">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 5000 m Relay Semifinals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18694&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191520/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18694&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017wcseo-relayfinal">{{cite web|title=Audi ISU World Cup 2017/18 – Seoul (KOR) – 5000 m Relay Finals|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18695&view=rou|website=Short Track Results|publisher=[[International Skating Union]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191550/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000050&gen=m&ref=18695&view=rou|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> |
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At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Lim Hyo-jun competed in the [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|Men's 1500 m]] event, and is due to compete as part of the Korean team for the [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay|Men's 5000 m relay]]. In the heats of the individual 1500 m event, Lim placed first in a race that saw Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga disqualified after a stumble; Hungary's [[Shaoang Liu]], who placed fourth, qualified with Lim to the semifinals.<ref name="2018olympics-heat">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating Results – Men's 1,500 m Heat 4|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-heat-000400-.htm|website=[[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]]|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130007/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-heat-000400-.htm|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> In the semifinals, Lim again placed first along with fellow Korean Hwang Dae-heon, who placed second behind him.<ref name="2018olympics-semifinal">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating Results – Men's 1,500 m Semifinal 3|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000300-.htm|website=[[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]]|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130011/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000300-.htm|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> In the gold medal final, Canada's [[Charles Hamelin]] collided with Hwang with three laps left in the race, leaving Lim the last Korean in the field.<ref name="koreaherald-1">{{cite web|last1=Kerry|first1=Paul|title=[PyeongChang 2018] Lim Hyo-jun secures S. Korea's first gold in PyeongChang Olympics|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180210000148|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|publisher=Herald Media, Inc.|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134349/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180210000148|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="yahoo-1">{{cite web|last1=Busbee|first1=Jay|title=South Korea wins first gold in speed skating, but not the way it expected|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-wins-first-gold-speed-skating-not-way-expected-131827039.html|website=[[Yahoo! Finance]]|publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] ([[Verizon Communications]])|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210133808/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-wins-first-gold-speed-skating-not-way-expected-131827039.html|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en-US|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> He nevertheless finished the race seven hundredths of a second ahead of the Netherlands' [[Sjinkie Knegt]], the World record holder, to claim the gold medal in the event;<ref name="bbcsport-1">{{cite web|author1=''BBC Sport'' staff|title=Winter Olympics: Lim Hyo-jun wins 1500 m gold for hosts South Korea|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/42967218|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210133940/http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/42967218|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en-GB|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="nbc-1">{{cite web|author1=''NBC Olympics'' staff|title=Lim Hyo-Jun wins South Korea's first gold medal of the 2018 Games|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-recap-mens-1500-womens-3000m-relay|website=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]] ([[NBC Sports]])|publisher=[[NBC Sports Group]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134619/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-recap-mens-1500-womens-3000m-relay|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en-US|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="japantimes-1">{{cite web|author1=[[Associated Press]]|title=Lim Hyo-jun captures South Korea's first gold medal|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/10/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/lim-hyo-jun-captures-south-koreas-first-gold-medal/#.Wn71fCCYOUk|website=[[The Japan Times]]|publisher=Nifco|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134814/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/10/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/lim-hyo-jun-captures-south-koreas-first-gold-medal/|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> the third time in the event's history that a South Korean had placed first. Lim also claimed the Olympic record for the event, recording a time of 2:10.485 in the final, beating [[Lee Jung-su]]'s record of 2:10.949 set at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name="2018olympics-final">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating Results – Men's 1,500 m Final A|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-fnl-a00100-.htm|website=[[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]]|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130015/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-fnl-a00100-.htm|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> |
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Lim Hyo-jun competed in the [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|Men's 1500 m]] event, and is due to compete as part of the Korean team for the [[Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay|Men's 5000 m relay]]. In the heats of the individual 1500 m event, Lim placed first in a race that saw Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga disqualified after a stumble; Hungary's [[Shaoang Liu]], who placed fourth, qualified with Lim to the semifinals.<ref name="2018olympics-heat">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating Results – Men's 1,500 m Heat 4|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-heat-000400-.htm|website=[[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]]|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130007/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-heat-000400-.htm|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> In the semifinals, Lim again placed first along with fellow Korean Hwang Dae-heon, who placed second behind him.<ref name="2018olympics-semifinal">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating Results – Men's 1,500 m Semifinal 3|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000300-.htm|website=[[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]]|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130011/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000300-.htm|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> In the gold medal final, Canada's [[Charles Hamelin]] collided with Hwang with three laps left in the race, leaving Lim the last Korean in the field.<ref name="koreaherald-1">{{cite web|last1=Kerry|first1=Paul|title=[PyeongChang 2018] Lim Hyo-jun secures S. Korea's first gold in PyeongChang Olympics|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180210000148|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|publisher=[[Herald Media]], Inc.|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134349/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180210000148|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="yahoo-1">{{cite web|last1=Busbee|first1=Jay|title=South Korea wins first gold in speed skating, but not the way it expected|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-wins-first-gold-speed-skating-not-way-expected-131827039.html|website=[[Yahoo! Finance]]|publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] ([[Verizon Communications]])|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210133808/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korea-wins-first-gold-speed-skating-not-way-expected-131827039.html|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en-US|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> He nevertheless finished the race seven hundredths of a second ahead of the Netherlands' [[Sjinkie Knegt]], the World record holder, to claim the gold medal in the event;<ref name="bbcsport-1">{{cite web|author1=''BBC Sport'' staff|title=Winter Olympics: Lim Hyo-jun wins 1500 m gold for hosts South Korea|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/42967218|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210133940/http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/42967218|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en-GB|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="nbc-1">{{cite web|author1=''NBC Olympics'' staff|title=Lim Hyo-Jun wins South Korea's first gold medal of the 2018 Games|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-recap-mens-1500-womens-3000m-relay|website=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]] ([[NBC Sports]])|publisher=[[NBC Sports Group]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134619/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-recap-mens-1500-womens-3000m-relay|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en-US|date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="japantimes-1">{{cite web|author1=[[Associated Press]]|title=Lim Hyo-jun captures South Korea's first gold medal|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/10/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/lim-hyo-jun-captures-south-koreas-first-gold-medal/#.Wn71fCCYOUk|website=[[The Japan Times]]|publisher=Nifco|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210134814/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02/10/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-speedskating/lim-hyo-jun-captures-south-koreas-first-gold-medal/|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> the third time in the event's history that a South Korean had placed first. Lim also claimed the Olympic record for the event, recording a time of 2:10.485 in the final, beating [[Lee Jung-su]]'s record of 2:10.949 set at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name="2018olympics-final">{{cite web|title=Short Track Speed Skating Results – Men's 1,500 m Final A|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-fnl-a00100-.htm|website=[[2018 Winter Olympics|PyeongChang 2018]]|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=10 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210130015/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/results-men-s-1500m-fnl-a00100-.htm|archivedate=10 February 2018|language=en|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> |
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In 2020, Lim was convicted of sexual harassment after pulling down another male athlete's pants in front of female teammates in 2019. Following the conviction, Lim was banned from competing for the South Korean national team. The conviction was overturned when he was later found not guilty by the appellate court, which the [[Supreme Court of Korea]] affirmed in June 2021. It was found that the purported male victim was behaving aggressively toward the women present, and that Lim's pulling of his pants happened in a playful circumstance where everyone was fooling around.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yonhap |date=2021-06-02 |title=[Newsmaker] Top court confirms acquittal of Olympic short track champion in sexual harassment case |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210602000312 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-03-07 |title=Lim Hyo-jun chooses to naturalize in China to skate |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/03/07/sports/more/Lim-Hyojun-Speed-skating-Olympics/20210307174800452.html |access-date=2022-11-06 |website= |
In 2020, Lim was convicted of sexual harassment after pulling down another male athlete's pants in front of female teammates in 2019. Following the conviction, Lim was banned from competing for the South Korean national team. The conviction was overturned when he was later found not guilty by the appellate court, which the [[Supreme Court of Korea]] affirmed in June 2021. It was found that the purported male victim was behaving aggressively toward the women present, and that Lim's pulling of his pants happened in a playful circumstance where everyone was fooling around.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yonhap |date=2021-06-02 |title=[Newsmaker] Top court confirms acquittal of Olympic short track champion in sexual harassment case |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210602000312 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-03-07 |title=Lim Hyo-jun chooses to naturalize in China to skate |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/03/07/sports/more/Lim-Hyojun-Speed-skating-Olympics/20210307174800452.html |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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After not being able to continue his career in South Korea due to the now-overturned sexual harassment charges,<ref name=":0" /> in March 2021, at the invitation of the [[Chinese Skating Association]], Lim applied for [[Chinese nationality law|Chinese citizenship]] in order to represent China at the [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=S. Korean-born Olympic short track champion applies for Chinese citizenship |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210307000013 |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=[[The Korea Herald]] |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210307202621/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210307000013 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref> However, immediate reappearance at the 2022 Olympics required an agreement with [[Korean Skating Union]] (KSU) to waive the 3-year transfer waiting period.{{Efn|Per Olympic Charter, bye-law to Rule 41, Nationality of competitors, Paragraph 2 - "A competitor who has represented one country in the Olympic Games, in continental or regional games or in world or regional championships recognised by the relevant IF, and who has changed his nationality or acquired a new nationality, may participate in the Olympic Games to represent his new country provided that at least three years have passed since the competitor last represented his former country. This period may be reduced or even cancelled, with the agreement of the NOCs and IF concerned, by the IOC Executive Board, which takes into account the circumstances of each case."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf|title=Olympic Charter}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=Olympic champ Lim will not skate for China at Beijing 2022: report |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3152445/beijing-2022-lim-hyo-jun-will-not-skate-china-winter-olympics-south |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> The [[International Skating Union]] eventually cleared the transfer in July 2022, after the Winter Olympics was over.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=South Korea's first PyeongChang Olympic gold medalist to skate for China |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/09/26/lim-hyo-jun-lin-xiaojun-short-track-speed-skating-south-korea-china/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> |
After not being able to continue his career in South Korea due to the now-overturned sexual harassment charges,<ref name=":0" /> in March 2021, at the invitation of the [[Chinese Skating Association]], Lim applied for [[Chinese nationality law|Chinese citizenship]] in order to represent China at the [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=S. Korean-born Olympic short track champion applies for Chinese citizenship |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210307000013 |access-date=7 March 2021 |work=[[The Korea Herald]] |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210307202621/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210307000013 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref> However, immediate reappearance at the 2022 Olympics required an agreement with [[Korean Skating Union]] (KSU) to waive the 3-year transfer waiting period.{{Efn|Per Olympic Charter, bye-law to Rule 41, Nationality of competitors, Paragraph 2 - "A competitor who has represented one country in the Olympic Games, in continental or regional games or in world or regional championships recognised by the relevant IF, and who has changed his nationality or acquired a new nationality, may participate in the Olympic Games to represent his new country provided that at least three years have passed since the competitor last represented his former country. This period may be reduced or even cancelled, with the agreement of the NOCs and IF concerned, by the IOC Executive Board, which takes into account the circumstances of each case."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf|title=Olympic Charter}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=Olympic champ Lim will not skate for China at Beijing 2022: report |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3152445/beijing-2022-lim-hyo-jun-will-not-skate-china-winter-olympics-south |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> The [[International Skating Union]] eventually cleared the transfer in July 2022, after the Winter Olympics was over.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=South Korea's first PyeongChang Olympic gold medalist to skate for China |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/09/26/lim-hyo-jun-lin-xiaojun-short-track-speed-skating-south-korea-china/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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However, according to the South Korean newspaper ''[[The Chosun Ilbo]]'', Lin Xiaojun could not receive the pension, contrary to [[Viktor An|Viktor Ahn]], who received all the Olympic medal pensions (sports pensions). The difference is that he decided to naturalise to China when he was disciplined by the Korean Skating Union and in a trial in South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2021/03/14/H4Y4WCWSOVA3DCVY4FGT52LSFM/|script-title=ko:연금 챙긴 빅토르 안, 빈손 임효준… 같은 귀화인데, 무슨 차이?|first= Won-hyung|last= Song |work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date= March 14, 2021|access-date=2023-03-29|language=ko}}</ref> |
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Lin Xiaojun said in an interview with South Korean media that he respects Viktor Ahn and is a role model. Kim Sun-tae coached him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Suspicions were raised that the two played a role in Lin Xiaojun's decision to naturalize from China, Some South Korean media reported the allegations after his naturalization and during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=445&aid=0000020846|title= "빅토르 안, 롤모델이고 존경하는 선배" 임효준 선택에 영향 미쳤나? |first= Kyu-won|last= Lee|work=MBN Sports|date= March 8, 2021 |access-date=April 5, 2023|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="chosunkiman">{{cite news|url=https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2021/03/14/JEF6KJR4L5CNFFSQIURKCY5QQU/|title= |
Lin Xiaojun said in an interview with South Korean media that he respects Viktor Ahn and is a role model. Kim Sun-tae coached him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Suspicions were raised that the two played a role in Lin Xiaojun's decision to naturalize from China, Some South Korean media reported the allegations after his naturalization and during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=445&aid=0000020846|title= "빅토르 안, 롤모델이고 존경하는 선배" 임효준 선택에 영향 미쳤나? |first= Kyu-won|last= Lee|work=MBN Sports|date= March 8, 2021 |access-date=April 5, 2023|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="chosunkiman">{{cite news|url=https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2021/03/14/JEF6KJR4L5CNFFSQIURKCY5QQU/|title="中 김선태 감독과 빅토르 안 코치도 임효준 귀화 몰랐다" |first= Won-hyung|last= Song |work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date= March 14, 2021 |access-date=April 5, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> However, the South Korean ice skating officials insisted that coach Kim and Ahn were not involved in Lin Xiaojun's naturalization process in China, according to one of the major Korean newspapers, the Chosun Ilbo. Naturalization to China is a problem that cannot be intervened beyond the discretion of coach Kim Sun-tae and Viktor Ahn.<ref name="chosunkiman" /> |
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In March 2022, Kim Sun-tae said Korean media that he had never been involved in Lin Xiaojun's naturalization to China.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5721663|title=中 쇼트트랙 김선태 감독 "매국노? 이제는 말할 수 있다" |first= Jong-ryul|last= Lim |work=[[No Cut News]]|date= March 11, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |language=ko}}</ref> |
In March 2022, Kim Sun-tae said Korean media that he had never been involved in Lin Xiaojun's naturalization to China.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5721663|title=中 쇼트트랙 김선태 감독 "매국노? 이제는 말할 수 있다" |first= Jong-ryul|last= Lim |work=[[No Cut News]]|date= March 11, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |language=ko}}</ref> |
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Making his debut representation under his Chinese name, '''Lin Xiaojun''', at [[2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]], he was injured at the Montreal leg while competing in the mixed team relay and had to pulled out from subsequent events at the Montreal leg. He was not on the roster for the Salt Lake leg due to the injury. |
Making his debut representation under his Chinese name, '''Lin Xiaojun''', at [[2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]], he was injured at the Montreal leg while competing in the mixed team relay and had to pulled out from subsequent events at the Montreal leg. He was not on the roster for the Salt Lake leg due to the injury. |
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At the 5th event of [[2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2022-23 ISU World Cup]], Lin Xiaojun won his first gold medal, as a Chinese, in the 500m discipline; and later won his second gold medal along with his teammates in the 5000m men's relay disciple. |
At the 5th event of [[2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2022-23 ISU World Cup]], Lin Xiaojun won his first gold medal, as a Chinese, in the 500m discipline; and later won his second gold medal along with his teammates in the 5000m men's relay disciple.<ref>{{cite news |title=With 2 gold medals, short tracker Park Ji-won closes in on World Cup overall title |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230206002200315 |access-date=7 February 2023 |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=6 February 2023}}</ref> |
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At the 6th event of [[2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2022-23 ISU World Cup]], Lin Xiaojun won another gold medal in the 500m discipline, and a silver medal in the 5000m men relay discipline. After a strong comeback, Lin posted on social media sites [[Sina Weibo|Weibo]], [[Xiaohongshu]] and [[Instagram]] mentioning that he will "work harder to come back better", for the 2023 Short track speed skating world championships scheduled to be held in [[Seoul]], |
At the 6th event of [[2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|2022-23 ISU World Cup]], Lin Xiaojun won another gold medal in the 500m discipline, and a silver medal in the 5000m men relay discipline. After a strong comeback, Lin posted on social media sites [[Sina Weibo|Weibo]], [[Xiaohongshu]] and [[Instagram]] mentioning that he will "work harder to come back better", for the 2023 Short track speed skating world championships scheduled to be held in [[Seoul]], South Korea.<ref>{{cite news |title=Steady progress, China's short track speed skating team completes six-stop World Cup tour |url=https://www.breakinglatest.news/sports/steady-progress-chinas-short-track-speed-skating-team-completes-six-stop-world-cup-tour/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lin |first1=Xiaojun |title=I would like to thank everyone who supported us. I won't stop here and will work harder to come back better! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ColPr2mOyHg/ |website=Instagram |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> |
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In the [[2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships]], Lin won the gold medal in the 5000m men relay and a silver medal in the 2000 mixed relay, along with his teammates.<ref>{{cite news |title=China wins men's 5,000m relay gold at short track worlds |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1059319 |access-date=14 March 2023 |publisher=Daiji World |date=12 March 2023}}</ref> |
In the [[2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships]], Lin won the gold medal in the 5000m men relay and a silver medal in the 2000 mixed relay, along with his teammates.<ref>{{cite news |title=China wins men's 5,000m relay gold at short track worlds |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1059319 |access-date=14 March 2023 |publisher=Daiji World |date=12 March 2023}}</ref> |
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| 39.670 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000059&gen=m&ref=19354&view=rou|title=Results, ISU World Cup 2018/19 - Salt Lake City (USA)|website=shorttrack.sportresult.com|access-date=2022-12-11|archive-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424115921/https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000059&gen=m&ref=19354&view=rou|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| 1:22.283 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000053&gen=m&ref=19109&view=rou|title=Results, ISU World Short Track Championships 2018 - Montreal (CAN)|website=shorttrack.sportresult.com|access-date=2022-12-11|archive-date=11 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211230233/https://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Results.aspx?evt=11213100000053&gen=m&ref=19109&view=rou|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*[https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3041120-lim-hyojun.htm Pyeongchang 2018 profile] <small>(Archived {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210125020/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3041120-lim-hyojun.htm |date=10 February 2018 |title=10 February 2018}})</small> |
*[https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3041120-lim-hyojun.htm Pyeongchang 2018 profile] <small>(Archived {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210125020/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3041120-lim-hyojun.htm |date=10 February 2018 |title=10 February 2018}})</small> |
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Lin Xiaojun (Chinese: 林孝埈; pinyin: Lín Xiàojùn), born Lim Hyo-jun (Korean: 임효준; Hanja: 林孝俊, born 29 May 1996), is a South Korean-born Chinese short track speed skater. He is the 2018 champion of the Men's 1500 m event in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, and also set the new Olympic record for the event. Originally starting as a swimmer, Lim took up skating at a young age. Despite multiple injuries early on in his career, he notably won gold at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics upon his international debut in the Boys' 1000 m event. He would later win the 1000 m and 1500 m events in the Budapest leg of the 2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup and earn selection for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Upon his Olympic debut, Lim won the gold medal, setting a new Olympic record of 2:10.485 in the process, beating Lee Jung-su's previous record set at the 2010 games.
Career
[edit]2012–2019: South Korea representation
[edit]Early years, Winter Youth Olympics
[edit]Lim Hyo-jun started competing as a swimmer, but later switched to short track speed skating after suffering damage to his tympanum.[1] During his early career during middle school, he underwent seven surgeries after many injuries sustained during competitions caused numerous hiatuses, including a period in which Lim did not compete for a year, following a leg injury.[1] During his early career, Lim represented South Korea in his first international competition at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. There, he won the gold medal on his debut in the Boys' 1000 m event,[2] and the silver medal behind fellow South Korean Yoon Su-min in the Boys' 500 m event.[3] In the unique Mixed team relay event, where athletes of different countries and sexes competed together, Lim's "Team H" reached the gold medal final, but ultimately did not place after they were penalised for dropping the baton during the race.[4]
Universiade, World Cup, Winter Olympics
[edit]After a four-year absence from international competition, Lim returned during the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, once again representing South Korea. He competed in the Men's 500 m event, where he reached the final following respective first and second-place finishes in the heats and quarterfinals,[5][6] and the disqualification of Kazakhstan's Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev for obstructing Lim in the semifinal.[7] In the final, however, Lim failed to make a podium finish, placing fourth behind South Korea's Kim Do-kyoum and Kazakhstan's Abzal Azhgaliyev and Denis Nikisha.[8] In the Men's 5000 m relay event, the South Korean team, which initially didn't include Lim due to his occupation with the 500 m event the same day of the semifinal, were successful in qualifying for the final.[9] Lim was chosen to replace Lee Mun-hyeon for the final race the next day, though they were ultimately unsuccessful, conceding a penalty in a performance that would've otherwise saw them place third.[10]
Prior to his debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Lim won the 1000 m and 1500 m events at the September 2017 Budapest leg of the 2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, where he placed ahead of fellow South Korean skater Hwang Dae-heon both times.[11][12] In the same leg, Lim also placed second in the 500m event ahead of Hwang and behind Hungary's Sándor Liu Shaolin.[13] Lim continued on to the Seoul leg of the World Cup in November, where he was relatively less successful, reaching only the placement final in the 500 m event,[14] and being disqualified in the 1000 m event following a collision with Russia's Alexander Shulginov in the quarterfinal.[15] Lim reached the gold medal final of the 1500 m event, but was also similarly disqualified.[16] He solely found success during the Seoul leg through the South Korean 5000 m relay team, alongside Seo Yi-ra, Kwak Yoon-gy, and Kim Do-kyoum, placing second in their heat and semifinal, before winning the final race.[17][18][19]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Lim Hyo-jun competed in the Men's 1500 m event, and is due to compete as part of the Korean team for the Men's 5000 m relay. In the heats of the individual 1500 m event, Lim placed first in a race that saw Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga disqualified after a stumble; Hungary's Shaoang Liu, who placed fourth, qualified with Lim to the semifinals.[20] In the semifinals, Lim again placed first along with fellow Korean Hwang Dae-heon, who placed second behind him.[21] In the gold medal final, Canada's Charles Hamelin collided with Hwang with three laps left in the race, leaving Lim the last Korean in the field.[22][23] He nevertheless finished the race seven hundredths of a second ahead of the Netherlands' Sjinkie Knegt, the World record holder, to claim the gold medal in the event;[24][25][26] the third time in the event's history that a South Korean had placed first. Lim also claimed the Olympic record for the event, recording a time of 2:10.485 in the final, beating Lee Jung-su's record of 2:10.949 set at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[27]
In 2020, Lim was convicted of sexual harassment after pulling down another male athlete's pants in front of female teammates in 2019. Following the conviction, Lim was banned from competing for the South Korean national team. The conviction was overturned when he was later found not guilty by the appellate court, which the Supreme Court of Korea affirmed in June 2021. It was found that the purported male victim was behaving aggressively toward the women present, and that Lim's pulling of his pants happened in a playful circumstance where everyone was fooling around.[28][29]
2021–present: China representation
[edit]After not being able to continue his career in South Korea due to the now-overturned sexual harassment charges,[29] in March 2021, at the invitation of the Chinese Skating Association, Lim applied for Chinese citizenship in order to represent China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.[30] However, immediate reappearance at the 2022 Olympics required an agreement with Korean Skating Union (KSU) to waive the 3-year transfer waiting period.[a][32] The International Skating Union eventually cleared the transfer in July 2022, after the Winter Olympics was over.[33]
However, according to the South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, Lin Xiaojun could not receive the pension, contrary to Viktor Ahn, who received all the Olympic medal pensions (sports pensions). The difference is that he decided to naturalise to China when he was disciplined by the Korean Skating Union and in a trial in South Korea.[34]
Lin Xiaojun said in an interview with South Korean media that he respects Viktor Ahn and is a role model. Kim Sun-tae coached him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Suspicions were raised that the two played a role in Lin Xiaojun's decision to naturalize from China, Some South Korean media reported the allegations after his naturalization and during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.[35][36] However, the South Korean ice skating officials insisted that coach Kim and Ahn were not involved in Lin Xiaojun's naturalization process in China, according to one of the major Korean newspapers, the Chosun Ilbo. Naturalization to China is a problem that cannot be intervened beyond the discretion of coach Kim Sun-tae and Viktor Ahn.[36]
In March 2022, Kim Sun-tae said Korean media that he had never been involved in Lin Xiaojun's naturalization to China.[37]
Making his debut representation under his Chinese name, Lin Xiaojun, at 2022–23 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, he was injured at the Montreal leg while competing in the mixed team relay and had to pulled out from subsequent events at the Montreal leg. He was not on the roster for the Salt Lake leg due to the injury.
At the 5th event of 2022-23 ISU World Cup, Lin Xiaojun won his first gold medal, as a Chinese, in the 500m discipline; and later won his second gold medal along with his teammates in the 5000m men's relay disciple.[38]
At the 6th event of 2022-23 ISU World Cup, Lin Xiaojun won another gold medal in the 500m discipline, and a silver medal in the 5000m men relay discipline. After a strong comeback, Lin posted on social media sites Weibo, Xiaohongshu and Instagram mentioning that he will "work harder to come back better", for the 2023 Short track speed skating world championships scheduled to be held in Seoul, South Korea.[39][40]
In the 2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Lin won the gold medal in the 5000m men relay and a silver medal in the 2000 mixed relay, along with his teammates.[41]
Statistics
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]Date | Event | Record | Location |
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Nov 11, 2018 | 500m | 39.670 [42] | Salt Lake City |
Mar 18, 2018 | 1000m | 1:22.283 [43] | Montreal |
Feb 10, 2018 | 1500m | 2:10.485[27] | Gangneung |
Mar 10, 2019 | 3000m | 5:00.998[44] | Sofia |
Winter Olympics
[edit]Representing | Year | Competition | Location | Event | Position | Time |
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South Korea | 2018 | Winter Olympic Games | Pyeongchang, South Korea | Men's 1500m – Heat 4 | 1st | 2:13.891[20] |
Men's 1500m – Semifinal 3 | 1st | 2:11.389[21] | ||||
Men's 1500m – Final A | 1st | 2:10.485 (OR)[27] | ||||
2012 | Winter Youth Olympic Games | Innsbruck, Austria | Boys' 1000m – Quarterfinal 3 | 1st | 1:32.445 | |
Boys' 1000m – Semifinal AB 1 | 1st | 1:29.442 | ||||
Boys' 1000m – Final A | 1st | 1:29.284[2] | ||||
Boys' 500m – Quarterfinal 2 | 1st | 44.291 | ||||
Boys' 500m – Semifinal AB 1 | 2nd | 42.911 | ||||
Boys' 500m – Final A | 2nd | 42.482[3] | ||||
Mixed team relay – Semifinal 1 | 2nd | 4:26.027 | ||||
Mixed team relay – Final A | PEN | —[4] |
See also
[edit]- List of Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
- List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals
Notes
[edit]- ^ Per Olympic Charter, bye-law to Rule 41, Nationality of competitors, Paragraph 2 - "A competitor who has represented one country in the Olympic Games, in continental or regional games or in world or regional championships recognised by the relevant IF, and who has changed his nationality or acquired a new nationality, may participate in the Olympic Games to represent his new country provided that at least three years have passed since the competitor last represented his former country. This period may be reduced or even cancelled, with the agreement of the NOCs and IF concerned, by the IOC Executive Board, which takes into account the circumstances of each case."[31]
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External links
[edit]- Lin Xiaojun at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Lin Xiaojun at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Lin Xiaojun at Olympedia
- Lim Hyo-jun at the International Skating Union
- Pyeongchang 2018 profile (Archived 10 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 February 2018))
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Chinese male short-track speed skaters
- Naturalized citizens of the People's Republic of China
- Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating
- Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Daegu
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
- Chinese sportspeople of Korean descent
- Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade
- Naturalised sports competitors
- Korea National Sport University alumni