Hwang Dae-heon (Korean: 황대헌; born 5 July 1999) is a South Korean short track speed skater. He also currently holds the world record in men's 1000 metres short track speed skating.

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Hwang Dae-heon

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24) Anyang, South Korea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Short track speed skating
Events	500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5000 m Relay
Club	Korea National Sport University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 39.688 (2019) 1,000 m: 1:20.875 WR (2016) 1,500 m: 2:11.469 (2018) 3,000 m: 5:40.218 (2018)
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2022 Beijing 1500 m 2018 Pyeongchang 500 m 2022 Beijing 5000 m relay World Championships 2018 Montreal 500 m 2018 Montreal 5000 m relay 2019 Sofia 500 m 2019 Sofia 5000 m relay 2019 Sofia Overall 2019 Sofia 1000 m 2024 Rotterdam 5000 m relay 2018 Montreal Overall Youth Olympic Games 2016 Lillehammer 1000 m

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He represented South Korea in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres short track speed skating.^[1]

In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 1500 metres event and the silver medal in the 5000 metres relay event of men's short track speed skating while on the South Korean team. During the games he also set the Olympic record for the men's 1000 metres event.

Hwang withdrew from the 2021-22 season world championships after getting infected with COVID-19 in March. While he also failed to win any of the qualification events for the 2022-23 season national team due to long covid syndromes .^[2][3][4]

• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals
• List of 2018 Winter Olympics medal winners
• List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners