Tag: Park Tae-hwan
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South Korean Swimmer Hwang Sun-Woo Breaks National Record in Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle | Arirang News
South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo broke an 11-year-old national record in the men’s 2-hundred-meter freestyle on Sunday,… winning his heat to reach the semis. The 17-year-old sensation finished first with 1 minute 44-point-six-two seconds,… beating the previous record set by three-time Olympic medalist Park Tae-hwan at the 2010 Asian Games by point-one-eight seconds. The semi-finals…
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A Walk In The Park | Effortless Swimming
Park Tae-hwan is an Olympic gold and silver medalist in the 400m and 200m freestyle. To me, he has the most technically perfect stroke that I’ve seen and being ‘only’ 6’0″ he’s had to make up for his lack of height with incredible technique.
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Park Tae-hwan, An Se-hyeon named ambassadors for Gwangju 2019 World Championships
South Korean swimming stars Park Tae-hwan and An Se-hyeon were named honorary ambassadors for the 2019 world championships Wednesday. The organizing committee for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which take place in Gwangju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, unveiled Park and An as their goodwill ambassadors. Park is the only South Korean swimmer to…
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Park accuses former Government official of blackmailing him to not compete at Rio 2016
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has claimed he was offered lucrative sponsorship contracts and a high-profile role at a university in Seoul by a Government official in return for not competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Park, the Beijing 2008 400 metres freestyle gold medallist, was only cleared to take part at…
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Overruled: South Korea to include Park Tae-hwan for Olympics Games after ban overturned
The Court of Arbitration for Sports ruled the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) extended ban constituted a double jeopardy following an 18-month suspension after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan, who was barred from the Olympic Games for doping, will compete for the national team in Rio de Janeiro after…
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Park files for injunction against KOC, swim federation
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan will file for an injunction against the Korea Olympic Committee on Thursday while he awaits a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling on a controversial doping suspension, his legal representative said. Park has already served an 18-month ban imposed by swimming’s world governing body FINA but is fighting to…
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KOC confirms swimmer Park Tae-hwan barred from competing in Rio
After months of will he or won’t he,… we now have confirmation that South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan will NOT be boarding a flight to this year’s Olympics in Rio. The Korean Olympic Committee says the 2008 400 meter freestyle champion has been ruled out of the games because of his recent doping history.
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Park Tae-hwan begs for Rio Olympics chance
Banned swimmer Park Tae-hwan got on his knees and begged the Korean Olympic Committee to let him compete at the Rio Games. A 400-metre freestyle gold medallist at the 2008 Games in Beijing, Park was given an 18-month ban back in 2014 by swimming’s governing body FINA after testing positive for testosterone. That suspension expired…
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Ineligible for Olympics, Park Tae-hwan undecided on entering national team trials
Disgraced former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan remains undecided on entering the upcoming national team trials, after he has been ruled out of this year’s Summer Games, his agency said Tuesday. Park has registered to compete in the men’s 100m, 200m, 400m and 1,500m freestyle races at the 88th Dong-A Swimming Competition starting on April…