2023-09-27 15:02:29
Hwang Sun-woo is the first person to win five medals at a single Asian Games since Park Tae-hwan in 2010.
Swimming mixed medley relay, bronze medal
(Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Hwang Sun-woo, Choi Dong-yeol, Kim Seo-young, and Lee Eun-ji, who won bronze medals in the 400m mixed medley relay at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, are taking a commemorative photo after completing the medal award ceremony held at the swimming pool of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China on the 27th. 2023.9.27 ondol@yna.co.kr
(Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Nam-jik = The Korean mixed medley relay team took third place in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Hwang Seon-woo (20, Gangwon Provincial Office), who added two medals in one day, became the first Korean swimmer since Park Tae-hwan to win five medals in a single Asian Games.
In the final of the 400m mixed medley relay at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Zhejiang Province, China on the 27th, Korea had backstroke Lee Eun-ji (17, Bangsan High School), breaststroke Choi Dong-yeol (24, Gangwon Provincial Office), butterfly Kim Seo-young (29, Gyeongbuk Provincial Office), and freestyle Hwang Seon-woo. and came in 3rd place with 3 minutes 46.78 seconds.
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At the Fukuoka World Championships last July, a new Korean record was set, breaking by 0.31 seconds the time of 3:47.09 set by Eun-ji Lee, Dong-yeol Choi, Young-beom Kim (17, Gangwon Physical Education High School), and Yeon-kyung Heo (17, Bangsan High School).
China (Xu Ziyu, Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei, Yang Junxuan) set an Asian record of 3 minutes 37.73 seconds, and Japan (Ryosuke Irie, Yuya Hinomoto, Ai Soma, Nagisa Ikemoto) set an Asian record of 3 minutes 44.64 seconds. Although I couldn’t overcome it, I didn’t miss the medal.
Hwang Sun-woo, who won the gold medal in the men’s 200m freestyle about an hour ago, was the last runner of the day and performed a performance that confirmed his fifth personal medal.
Hwang Sun-woo, who had been winning one medal each day, including the 100m freestyle (3rd place) on the 24th, the 800m men’s relay (1st place) on the 25th, and the 400m men’s medley relay (2nd place) on the 26th, added two medals on the 27th, showing his confidence in this competition. The number of medals was increased to 5.
Hwang Sun-woo is the second Korean swimmer to win more than five medals in a single competition, following Park Tae-hwan. Park Tae-hwan won seven of his medals each (14 in total) in Doha in 2006 and Guangzhou in 2010.
Swimming mixed medley relay 400m bronze medal
(Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-eun = Korean athletes who won bronze medals in the 400m mixed medley relay at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the swimming pool of the Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, China on the 27th, stand on the podium and take a commemorative photo. 2023.9.27 jieunlee@yna.co.kr
Lee Eun-ji, Choi Dong-yeol, and Kim Seo-young, who had already won medals in the individual event, also added one medal each.
Backstroke Lee Joo-ho (28, Seogwipo City Hall) and freestyle Heo Yeon-kyung, who participated in the preliminaries, will also receive medals.
The 400m mixed medley relay first became an official event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, and Korea ranked third at the time.
Korea also won a bronze medal in this competition.
The four mixed medley relay team members who won valuable medals were grateful to each other.
Choi Dong-yeol said, “Although their ages and genders are different, they are all players I like and respect, so I was proud just to play together. I am really happy to win a medal like this.”
Hwang Seon-woo ‘I’m the one who finishes it’
(Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-eun = Hwang Sun-woo is starting in the 400m mixed medley relay at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center swimming pool on the 27th. 2023.9.27 jieunlee@yna.co.kr
Hwang Seon-woo gave credit to his colleagues, saying, “I ran as the last runner, but the members in front of me showed that they were doing their best, so I did my best, squeezing all my remaining strength.”
Lee Eun-ji, who won her third medal in this competition, said, “It was my first time participating in the Asian Games, and I won a medal with great seniors and set a new Korean record. I am touched and honored.”
National team captain Kim Seo-young was also overcome with emotion.
Kim Seo-young said, “I thought I wouldn’t get a chance to play as a representative of the mixed medley relay often. I really wanted to play in the team event at the Asian Games, so I participated in the butterfly representative selection event. I’m happy just to participate in the Asian Games like this, and my younger siblings are doing well. “I did well until the finish. I feel really good,” he said.
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