Rim Jong-un
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| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 2007 Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rim Jong-un (Korean: 임종언; 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]
External links
- Rim Jongun at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Rim Jongun at Olympedia
References
- ^ "Rep. Korea and Canada shine at CNSG ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Against all odds, teen skater Rim Jong-un carves a path to Milan 2026". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Short track skater Rim Jong-un starts tour season strong with gold in Montréal". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ "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.