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Noh Seon-yeong

盧善英　/　の・そにょん

Speed skater from South Korea

October 19, 1989 (age 36)　・　Seoul, South Korea

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My Take

Noh Seon-yeong's career carries a weight that her stat line alone can't convey. A South Korean speed skater who held the national record at 1500 metres and reached four Winter Olympics, she belongs to that demanding world of long-track skating where margins are brutal and careers are long. Four Games is a staggering measure of endurance; staying elite that long takes a stubbornness most people never test in themselves. I respect athletes who keep showing up across an entire decade of cycles, absorbing the disappointments and grinding back. That kind of persistence, more than any single medal, is what I find genuinely admirable about her.

Overview

Noh Seon-yeong (Korean: 노선영, born 19 October 1989) is a South Korean speed skater who holds the national record for the women's long track speed skating 1500 metres. She represented her country at four Winter Olympic Games.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Noh Seon-yeong
Name (Japanese): 盧善英
Reading: の・そにょん
Born: October 19, 1989 (age 36)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Snake
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: 172 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: speed skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Seohyun High School
University: Korea National Sport University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/eunseo_skating/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%A7%E5%96%84%E8%8B%B1

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