In this Korean name, the family name is Sin.
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Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 44) Gongju, South Chungcheong Province | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | |||||||||||||||||
Disability class | LW12 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hangul | 신의현 | |||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Sin Ui-hyeon | |||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Sin Ŭi-hyŏn | |||||||||||||||||
Sin Eui-hyun (born April 1, 1980) is a South Korean male cross-country skier and biathlete. He is the first South Korean Paralympic competitor to clinch a gold medal in Winter Paralympics as he achieved it in his home nation at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Career
He made his Paralympic debut for South Korea during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and claimed the nation's first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after clinching a bronze medal in the men's 20km sitting cross-country skiing event.
Sin Eui-hyun created history after claiming South Korea’s first ever gold medal in their Winter Paralympics history, during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after emerging as the winner of the men's 7.5km classical sitting cross-country skiing event.
He was also selected as the flagbearer for South Korea during the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony as he represented the home nation, South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.
In 2022, he won the silver medal in the men's long-distance sitting cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.
References
- "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: SIN Eui Hyun – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "South Korea claim first ever Winter Paralympics gold medal from Sin Eui-hyun". m.yna.co.kr. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Super Sin wins historic gold medal for South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics". paralympic.org. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Men's 15km, Sitting – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "Sin Eui-hyun wins first Paralympic medal for South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics". m.yna.co.kr. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "Skier bags Korea's first medal at PyeongChang". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Men's 7.5km, Sitting - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Skier Sin Eui-hyun Wins S. Korea's First Winter Paralympic Gold". m.world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "PyeongChang 2018: Flag bearers revealed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "Sin Eui-hyun selected as the flagbearer for home nation, South Korea in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics". Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- Houston, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
External links
- 신의현 on Facebook (in Korean)
- Eui Hyun Sin at the International Paralympic Committee
- 1980 births
- Living people
- South Korean male biathletes
- South Korean male cross-country skiers
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic cross-country skiers for South Korea
- Paralympic biathletes for South Korea
- Paralympic gold medalists for South Korea
- Paralympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- People from Gongju
- Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Sportspeople from South Chungcheong Province
- 20th-century South Korean people
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen