Jong Su-hyon

Jong Su-hyon
Born (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
North Korea
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
National team  North Korea and
 Korea
Playing career 2015–present
In this Korean name, the family name is Jong.

Jong Su-hyon (born 10 October 1996) is a North Korean ice hockey player. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Career

Alongside South Korean Park Jong-ah, Jong was the penultimate torchbearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2]

She competed in the Olympics[3] as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: JONG Su Hyon – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "An opening for peace". The Toronto Star. 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: CHOI Yujung - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.


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