Jin Sun-yu

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 진선유
Hanja 陳善 有
Revised
Romanization 		Jin Seon-yu
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chin Sŏnyu

Jin Sun-yu (born December 17, 1988 in Seoul ) is a short track runner from South Korea .

She won the gold medal in the 1500 meters and the silver medal in the 1000 meters at the World Championships 2005 in China Beijing .

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won gold in the short track over 1000 meters, 1500 meters and 3000 m relay. She was the first South Korean female athlete to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games.

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Jin is the family name here, Sun-yu is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Jin, Sun-yu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 진선유 (Hangeul); 陳善 有 (Hanja); Jin Seon-yu (revised romanization); Chin Sŏnyu (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean short track sportswoman
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul