Rim Jong-un

Rim Jong-un
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2007-10-30) 30 October 2007
Seoul, South Korea
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina 5000 m relay
2026 Milano Cortina 1000 m
World Championships
2026 Montreal 1500 m
2026 Montreal 1000 m
World Junior Championships
2024 Gdansk 1500 m
2024 Gdansk 3000 m relay
2025 Calgary 1500 m
2025 Calgary 1000 m
2025 Calgary 3000 m relay
2025 Calgary 2000 m mixed relay
2024 Gdansk 1000 m
2024 Gdansk 500 m

Rim Jong-un (Korean임종언; born 30 October 2007), is a short-track speed skater from South Korea. He is 2024 and 2025 Junior World Champion and bronze medalist at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Rim made his international debut at the 2024 Junior World Championships in Gdaṅsk. He won the 1500 meter event and was part of the winning relay team. He also won two silver medals and one bronze medal. At the 2025 Junior World Championships in Calgary, he won four gold medals.[1]

At the senior level in 2025, Rim secured a spot on the national team by winning the South Korean trials.[2] At the first 2025-26 World Tour event in Montreal, Rim won the 1500 meter race and placed second at the 1000 meter race.[3]

Rim Jong-un obtained a bronze medal at the 1000 meter race of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Korea and Canada shine at CNSG ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ "Against all odds, teen skater Rim Jong-un carves a path to Milan 2026". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  3. ^ "Short track skater Rim Jong-un starts tour season strong with gold in Montréal". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  4. ^ "Short tracker Rim Jong-un takes Olympic bronze in men's 1,000m - The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-13.