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Woo Jin-yong

Woo Jin-yong

South Korean athlete (born 1986)

Woo Jin-yong (Korean: 우진용, born 1986) is a CrossFit and snowboard athlete, specialising in snowboard cross racing.

In this Korean name, the family name is Woo.
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He was born in South Korea in 1986 and educated at Chung-Ang University where he gained a master's degree in physical education (PE). He worked as a PE teacher and served as a marine.[1] Then, when studying English in Canada, he became an enthusiastic snowboarder and has pursued this as a career. He was the first to officially represent South Korea as a national snowboarding athlete at the International Ski Federation Freestyle Ski Cross World Cup. Then he served as a coach for South Korea's national snowboarding team.[2]

In February 2023, he won the Physical: 100 reality competition series on Netflix, beating 99 other athletes in a variety of competitions.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Narayanan, Varsha. "Who is Woo Jin-yong? Meet the Physical 100 winner as he takes home 300 million KRW cash prize". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. [2]
    Koh, Reena. "Meet the competitor who outperformed 99 contestants on Netflix's 'Physical: 100'". Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. [3]
    Sng, Suzanne (February 22, 2023). "The Life List: CrossFitter Woo Jin-yong wins Physical: 100, but these contestants win viewers' hearts". The Straits Times. Singapore.


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