Jung Sung-il

Jung Sung-il (October 21, 1969) is a South Korean retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1991 Winter Universiade silver medalist. He placed as high as sixth at the World Junior Championships (1988) and 14th at the World Championships (1991). A three-time Olympian, he placed 22nd at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 21st at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and 17th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

For the South Korean film critic and director, see Jung Sung-il (director).

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.
Jung Sung-il
Personal information
Country representedSouth Korea
Born (1969-10-21) October 21, 1969[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Retired1996
Jung Sung-il
Hangul
정성일
Hanja
鄭星佚
Revised RomanizationJeong Seong-il
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Sŏng-il

Following his retirement from competitive skating in 1996,[2] Jung became a coach. His former students include Choi Young-eun[3] and Lee Dong-whun.[4]

From 2003 to 2010, Jung toured with Disney on Ice's "100 Years of Magic" show. In 2010, he returned to South Korea to work as a coach.

Competitive highlights
International
Event 83–84 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95
Olympics22nd21st17th
Worlds22nd15th14th20th20th
NHK Trophy4th5th9th4th9th7th
Skate America10th
Universiade2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds15th8th18th6th
National
South Korean
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Jung Sung-Il". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  2. Kyunghyang Shinmun, April 4, 1996. p16
  3. Young-Eun CHOI at the International Skating Union
  4. Dong-Whun LEE at the International Skating Union


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