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Mi-Hyun Kim

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{{Short description|South Korean golfer (born 1977)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Mi-Hyun Kim 김미현
| image = 2009 LPGA Championship - Mi Hyun Kim (1).jpg
| imagesize = 225px
| caption = Kim at the 2009 [[LPGA Championship]]
| fullname =
| nickname = Peanut, Kimmie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 1 in
| sporting_nationality = {{KOR}}
| residence = [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lee Won-hee]]|2008|2012|end=div}}
| partner =
| children =
| college = [[Sungkyunkwan University]]
| yearpro = 1996
| tour =
| extour = [[KLPGA]] (joined 1996) [[LPGA Tour]] (joined 1999)
| prowins = 21
| lpgawins = 8
| letwins = 
| jlpgawins = 
| klpgawins = 13
| lagtwins = 
| alpgwins = 
| futwins = 
| otherwins = 
| majorwins = 
| nabisco = T5: 2005
| lpga = T3: 2006
| wusopen = T4: 2000
| dumaurier = T6: 1999
| wbritopen = 2nd: 2001
| wghofid = 
| wghofyear = 
| award1 = [[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]]
| year1 = 1999
| award2 =
| year2 =
| awardssection = 
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
| title = [[Korean name]]
| hangul = %김미현
| hanja = 金美賢
}}
'''Mi-Hyun Kim''' ({{Korean|hangul=김미현}}; born 13 January 1977) is a [[professional golfer]] from [[South Korea]]. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the [[LPGA of Korea Tour]] (KLPGA) between 1996 and 2000. In 1999, she joined the [[LPGA Tour]] and was named was Rookie of the Year that year. She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a [[women's majors|major championship]] second place at the 2001 [[Women's British Open]].

==Background==
Born in [[Incheon]], Kim received the nicknamed "Peanut" because she stands only {{convert|5|ft|1|in|cm}} tall. LPGA golfers also refer to her as "Kimmy." She was inspired to move to the United States by [[Se Ri Pak]], and they along with [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] and [[Hee-Won Han]] – the four nicknamed the "Seoul Sisters"<ref name=seoul>{{cite web |url=http://bangkokbobbysports.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/mi-hyun-kim-a-tribute-to-a-retiring-lpga-star/ |title=Mi-Hyun Kim, A Tribute To A Retiring LPGA Star|date=7 October 2012 }}</ref> – are considered pioneers in the surge of outstanding South Korean women's golfers on the LPGA Tour.<ref name=retire>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2012/10/mi-hyun-kim-retiring.aspx |title=Mi Hyun Kim: 'Seoul Sister' takes a final bow |publisher=LPGA |date=October 2012}}</ref> Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing that has become shorter in recent years.

==Charitable giving==
In May 2007, Kim donated $100,000 of her $210,000 prize money from winning the [[SemGroup Championship]] to victims of a recent tornado that severely damaged the town of [[Greensburg, Kansas]]. The tornado occurred during the SemGroup tournament.

Kim did not have any connection to Greensburg or any of its residents. Commenting on her donation, she said, "Honestly, I made a lot of money in the United States on the LPGA Tour. Most of time, I get the money here and donate to South Korea. But, I want to help people here, too. The win was a surprise for me and I think God gave it to me like a special present or he is using me like, 'okay, I give you this, but after that you give to help the people.'"<ref name="greensburg1">{{cite web |title=Kim makes $100,000 donation to aid victims of Greensburg, Kan., tornado |publisher=LPGA |date=11 May 2007 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=10828&mid=2}}</ref>

A year later on the eve on the 2008 SemGroup Championship, the president of the [[United Way of America|United Way of the Plains]] in [[Wichita, Kansas]] appeared with Kim at the pre-tournament press conference to publicly thank her and announce that the publicity surrounding Kim's donation had spurred further donations totaling $1.2 million and that money is being used to build 25 homes for low- and moderate-income individuals displaced by the tornado.<ref name="greensburg2">{{cite web |title=Mi Hyun Kim's Donation Makes a Difference in Kansas |publisher=LPGA |date=29 April 2008 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15097&mid=2}}</ref><ref name="unitedwaythanks">{{cite web |title=Pre Tournament Interviews: SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons |publisher=LPGA |date=29 April 2008 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15096&mid=1#mihyun}}</ref>

==Personal==
Kim retired from the LPGA Tour after playing several tournaments during the 2011 season.<ref name=retire/> In December 2008 she married [[Lee Won-hee]], a former Olympic gold medalist in judo who now teaches judo at a university in South Korea.<ref name=newborn>{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2010/mar/25/kim-diaz-adjust-life-without-newborns/ |title=Kim learns to balance golf and motherhood |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=25 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/k/mi-hyun-kim.aspx |title=Mi Hyun Kim profile |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref> In 2009 they had a son, Ye Sung Lee, who was born in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref name=newborn/> The couple divorced in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=이원희 김미현 이혼이유는?...김미현 은퇴 이것때문에 |url=http://www.ggilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=855509 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=금강일보 |language=ko}}</ref>

She currently teaches golf in South Korea. A golf teaching/practice facility built by her father is named the Mi-Hyun Kim Golf World.<ref name="seoul" />

==Professional wins (19)==
===LPGA Tour (8)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|1
|6 Sep [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[State Farm Rail Classic]]
|<nowiki>-12 (66-68-70=204)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Janice Moodie]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pearl Sinn]]
|-
|2
|10 Oct [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]]
|[[First Union Betsy King Classic]]
|<nowiki>-8 (68-72-70-70=280)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Helen Dobson]] {{flagicon|PER}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jenny Lidback]]
|-
|3
|24 Sep [[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Safeway LPGA Golf Championship]]
|<nowiki>-1 (70-73-72=215)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]]
|-
|4
|21 Jul [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Giant Eagle LPGA Classic]]
|<nowiki>-14 (65-68-69=202)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Robbins]]
|-
|5
|4 Aug [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Wendy's Championship for Children]]
|<nowiki>-8 (68-67-73=208)</nowiki>
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hee-Won Han]]
|-
|6
|30 Apr [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]]
|[[Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open]]
|<nowiki>-12 (70-66-69-71=276)</nowiki>
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]]
|-
|7
|16 Jul [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]]
|[[Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic]]
|<nowiki>-18 (68-66-67-65=266)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Gulbis]]
|-
|8
|6 May [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]]
|[[SemGroup Championship]]
|<nowiki>-3 (71-68-71=210)</nowiki>
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]]
|}

'''LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|1
|2000
|[[Safeway LPGA Golf Championship]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|2
|2000
|[[New Albany Golf Classic]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|3
|2001
|[[Office Depot Championship|The Office Depot]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|4
|2001
|[[Kathy Ireland Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|5
|2006
|[[Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Gulbis]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"
|6
|2007
|[[SemGroup Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]]
|Won with par on first extra hole
|}

===LPGA of Korea Tour wins (13)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|30 Apr 1994
|[[Tomboy Women's Open]] (as an amateur)
|align=right|72-74-72=218
|align=center|+2
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Soo-yun]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|15 Jul 1995
|'''[[Fursys Cup Korea Women's Open]]''' (as an amateur)
|align=right|71-71-68=210
|align=center|−6
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|29 Jun 1996
|[[Midopa Women's Open]]
|align=right|69-69=138
|align=center|-6
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Song Chae-eun]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Nan-kyung]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|18 Aug 1996
|[[Korea Oil Corporation Invitational]]
|align=right|67-74-65=206
|align=center|−10
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|25 Oct 1996
|'''[[LG Fashion Cup Korea Women's Open]]'''
|align=right|70-74-72=216
|align=center|E
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|31 Aug 1997
|[[Korea Oil Corporation Invitational]]
|align=right|71-74-68=213
|align=center|−3
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Il Mi Chung]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|7 Sep 1997
|[[FILA Women's Open]]
|align=right|73-68-70=211
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gloria Park]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|13 Sep 1997
|[[Lacoste SBS Champions]]
|align=right|73-75-74=222
|align=center|+6
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Ji-yeon]] {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo A-ram]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|9 May 1998
|[[Carnation Women's Open]]
|align=right|70-73-67=210
|align=center|−6
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]] (amateur)
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|11 Sep 1998
|[[SBS Champions]]
|align=right|72-74-74=220
|align=center|+4
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Il Mi Chung]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|1 Nov 1998
|[[KLPGA Championship]]
|align=right|72-76-71=219
|align=center|+3
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Ji-hyun]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|29 Oct 2000
|[[Sports Seoul Hyundai Securities Women's Open]]
|align=right|71-68-68=207
|align=center|−9
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|3 Dec 2000
|[[Paradise Women's Open]]
|align=right|71-73-63=207
|align=center|−9
|10 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Il Mi Chung]]
|}

Tournaments in '''bold''' denotes major tournaments in KLPGA

==Results in LPGA majors==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T47
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T26
|T12
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T33
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]]
|T15
|T21
|T57
|style="background:yellow;"|7
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T42
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T48
|T56
|T33
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|8
|T33
|T30
|T30
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|CUT
|T42
|T43
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]]
|T26
|T22
|T30
|T16
|T31
|T41
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T61
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T24
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T31
|CUT
|}
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut 
"T" tied
===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 12 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[LPGA Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 6 || 13 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 11 || 9
|-
|align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|-
|align=left|[[Women's British Open]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10 || 4
|-
!Totals !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4 !! 12 !! 19 !! 48 !! 39
|}

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Espirito Santo Trophy]] (representing South Korea): [[1994 Espirito Santo Trophy|1994]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LPGA player|mi-hyun-kim/81104}}
*[http://www.seoulsisters.com/players/peanut/peanutmain.htm Biography on seoulsisters.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Mi-Hyun}}
[[Category:South Korean female golfers]]
[[Category:LPGA Tour golfers]]
[[Category:LPGA of Korea Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Sungkyunkwan University alumni]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Incheon]]
[[Category:Gwangsan Kim clan]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Chun Lee-kyung

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{{short description|Short-track speed skater}}
{{Infobox speed skater
| name = Chun Lee-kyung
| nickname =
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| country = {{KOR}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|6}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro =
| retired = 1998
| worldchamp = 1995 Overall 1996 Overall 1997 Overall
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics|short-track speed skating]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCount
| [[Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]] | 4|0|1
| [[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]] | 9|11|3
| [[World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|World Team Championships]] | 4|2|0
}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1000 m]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|3000 m relay]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1000 m]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Lillehammer]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|3000 m relay]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|500 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|1995 Gjøvik]] | 1500 m }}
{{MedalGold | 1995 Gjøvik | 3000 m }}
{{MedalGold | 1995 Gjøvik | '''Overall''' }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|1996 The Hague]] | 1500 m }}
{{MedalGold | 1996 The Hague | '''Overall''' }}
{{MedalGold | 1997 Nagano | 1500 m }}
{{MedalGold | 1997 Nagano | 3000 m }}
{{MedalGold | 1997 Nagano | '''Overall''' }}
{{MedalGold | 1998 Vienna | 3000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1993 Beijing | 1500 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1993 Beijing | 3000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1993 Beijing |'''Overall''' }}
{{MedalSilver | 1995 Gjovik | 1000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1995 Gjovik | 3000 m relay }}
{{MedalSilver | 1996 The Hague | 1000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1996 The Hague | 3000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Nagano | 3000 m relay }}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Vienna | 1000 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Vienna | '''Overall''' }}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Vienna | 3000 m relay }}
{{MedalBronze | 1993 Beijing | 3000 m relay }}
{{MedalBronze | 1994 Guildford | 3000 m relay }}
{{MedalBronze | 1997 Nagano | 1000 m }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|World Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | 1992 Nobeyama | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|1995 Zoetermeer]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|1996 Lake Placid]] | Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|1997 Seoul]] | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1994 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|1994 Cambridge]] | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships|1998 Bormio]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Winter Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996 Harbin]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games|1000 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1990 Asian Winter Games|1990 Sapporo]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1990 Asian Winter Games|3000 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996 Harbin]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1990 Asian Winter Games|1990 Sapporo]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1990 Asian Winter Games|1000 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996 Harbin]] | [[Short track speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games|3000 m]]}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
| hangul = %전이경
| hanja = 全利卿
}}
{{family name hatnote|Jeon||lang=Korean}}

'''Chun Lee-kyung''' ({{Korean|hangul=전이경|hanja=全利卿}}; born January 6, 1976, in [[Okcheon]], [[Chungcheongbuk-do]]) is a retired [[South Korea]]n [[short track speed skating|short track speed skater]]. She is a four-time Olympic Champion<ref name="SR">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/jeon-i-gyeong-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417081645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/jeon-i-gyeong-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> and three-time [[World Short Track Speed Skating Championships|Overall World Champion]] for 1995–1997. She was a dominant force in International Short Track Speed Skating during the mid-1990s.

Chun took part in the [[1992 Winter Olympics]] in [[Albertville]], [[France]], at the age of 15, but failed to win much attention. In 1994, however, Chun won two [[gold medal]]s at the [[1994 Winter Olympics|Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games]]. She won the women's 1000 m final, defeating the reigning World Champion [[Nathalie Lambert]] and former World Champion [[Kim So-hee (speed skater)|Kim So-hee]], and was part of the team that won the 3000 m relay in a [[world record]] time along with Kim.

Between 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics, Chun won the Overall [[World Championship]] three times in a row, in 1995, 1996 and 1997 (becoming the second person to have won three consecutive Overall World Championships). She shared the 1997 title though with [[Yang Yang (b. 1976)|Yang Yang (A)]], her most significant career rival. She also won the [[ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|Overall World Cup]] title for 1997–1998 season.

In 1998, at the [[1998 Winter Olympics|Nagano Winter Olympics]], Chun successfully defended both of her Olympic titles, by defeating [[China]]'s [[Yang Yang (b. 1976)|Yang Yang (A)]] and [[Yang Yang (b. 1977)|Yang Yang (S)]] in the 1000 m final after trailing for most of the race. [[Yang Yang (b. 1976)|Yang Yang (A)]] crossed the line together with Chun in what was ruled and reviewed as a photo finish, but was then disqualified for cross tracking Chun at the very end as Chun tried to pass on the inside (although the photo finish seemed to show Chun having defeated her for the gold regardless). She led the relay team to another Olympic victory with world record time, completing the first "[[Double (basketball)#Double-double|double-double]]" in Olympic short track history. She also added a 5th Olympic medal, a surprising bronze in the 500 metres, her weakest event and which she had never won a World Championship medal in. She was advanced to the bronze after winning the B final, due to a major fall in the A final leading to the disqualification of [[Isabelle Charest]], and the refusal to finish of [[Wang Chunlu]]. She became the first quadruple Olympic Champion in Short Track Speed Skating and the first one from Korea. One month later at the 1998 World Championships, her final major international meet, Chun won 4 medals including her 3rd title at 3000 metres, but was still narrowly denied a 4th consecutive Overall World Championship by [[Yang Yang (b. 1976)|Yang Yang (A)]] (the 2nd of [[Yang Yang (b. 1976)|Yang Yang (A)]]'s own 6 consecutive titles, after having tied Chun for the 97 title). The key event to the final overall result was the 1000 metres, where just as in Nagano Chun and [[Yang Yang (b. 1976)|Yang Yang (A)]] crossed in a virtual dead heat over the distance, but this time with Yang emerging the victor and getting the crucial 1st place points to the overall title with it. This provided the final chapter to the intense rivalry of the 2 all-time greats, as Chun would retire immediately after the meet.

In 2002, Chun was elected to the Athletes' Committee of the [[International Olympic Committee]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uCN1CQAAQBAJ&dq=Chun+was+elected+to+the+Athletes%27+Committee+of+the+International+Olympic+Committee&pg=PA292|title=Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement|last1=Grasso|first1=John|last2=Mallon|first2=Bill|last3=Heijmans|first3=Jeroen|date=2015-05-14|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781442248601|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions 1000m Short Track Speed Skating Women}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions 3000m Relay Short Track Speed Skating Womens}}
{{NavigationWorldChampionsShortTrackWomen}}
{{ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup}}

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Okcheon County]]
[[Category:South Korean female short-track speed skaters]]
[[Category:Olympic short-track speed skaters for South Korea]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating]]
[[Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in short-track speed skating]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1990 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1996 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1990 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province]]
[[Category:Yonsei University alumni]]
[[Category:South Korean female speed skaters]]
[[Category:Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade]]
[[Category:World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists]]