CHOE Byeongkwang

7 Apr 1991
32
Male
1.85/6'1''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 20km Race Walk 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Smart New World Qiantang River Green Belt
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
7Men's 20km Walk2018Indonesia1:29:49
DSQMen's 20km Walk2014Incheon, KORDSQ
Olympic Games
37Men's 20km Walk2020Tokyo, JPN1:28:12
57Men's 20km Walk2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:29:08
World Championships
21Men's 20km Walk2019Doha, QAT1:33:10
31Men's 20km Walk2017London, GBR1:22:54
34Men's 20km Walk2022Eugene, OR, USA1:28:56
38Men's 20km Walk2013Moscow, RUS1:28:26
45Men's 20km Walk2015Beijing, CHN1:28:01
World Race Walking Challenge
4Men's 20km Walk2016Nomi, JPN1:22:49
7Men's 20km Walk2018Nomi, JPN1:22:45
10Men's 20km Walk2019Taicang, CHN1:22:33
10Men's 20km Walk2019Nomi, JPN1:20:49
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BK (Instagram profile, 08 May 2023)
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Athlete
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Kyungwoon University, Gumi, KOR
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Korean
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Samsung Electronics Athletics Club [Republic of Korea]
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Kim Hyun-Sub [club], KOR
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His younger brother Choe Byeongho represented the Republic of Korea in race walking at the world junior championships in 2012 and 2014. (news, 22 Aug 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 01 May 2015; news1, 01 May 2015)
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In 2011 he sustained an injury to his left thigh. (blog, 31 Mar 2014)
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He began competing in the 800m in grade seven of middle school, and switched to race walking in grade 11 of high school. (yonhapnews, 28 Sep 2014; blog, 31 Mar 2014)
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His coach thought he was better suited to race walking than middle-distance running. (yonhapnews, 28 Sep 2014)
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To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (yna, 12 Apr 2023)
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Korean race walker Kim Hyun-Sub. (olympics, 01 Jun 2022)
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Korean race walker Shin Il-Yong. (olympics, 01 Jun 2022)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event