Park Jong-ah
| Park Jong-ah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 13, 1996 South Korea | ||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KWHL team | Ice Avengers | ||
| National team |
 South Korea and Korea | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Park Jong-ah (born 13 June 1996) is a South Korean ice hockey player. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] She is currently the South Korean women's national team'sall time leader in goals (41) and points scored (66). [2]
Career
Alongside North Korean Jong Su-hyon, Park was the penultimate torchbearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[3]
She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as captain of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.[4]
References
- ^ "Athlete Profile: PARK Jongah - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
- ^ "SOUTH KOREA TOP 15 SCORING LEADERS (Nov 2021)" (PDF). https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/south-korea/.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "An opening for peace". The Toronto Star.
- ^ "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- South Korean women's ice hockey forwards
- Olympic ice hockey players of South Korea
- Winter Olympics competitors for Korea
- Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
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- South Korean winter sports biography stubs