About Won Yun-jong
Born 1985. Won Yun-jong is a South Korean bobsledder.
Won Yun-jong (born 17 June 1985) is a South Korean bobsledder.
Won competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. He teamed with brakeman Seo Young-woo in the South Korea-1 sled in the two-man event, finishing 18th, and with Seo, Jun Jung-lin and Suk Young-ji in the four-man, finishing 20th.
As of 2017, his best showing at the World Championships is 5th, in the two-man event in 2015. The following week, on 25 February, the South Korean four-man team of pilot Won, Seo, Kim Dong-hyun and Jun Jung-lin won a surprising silver medal in the four-man event, tying with a German team led by Nico Walther. With the silver medal, South Korea became the first Asian nation to claim an Olympic medal in a bobsleigh event.
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Who is Won Yun-jong?
South Korean bobsledder
When was Won Yun-jong born?
Won Yun-jong was born on 17 June 1985 in Seoul.
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Won Yun-jong is a bobsledder.
What nationality is Won Yun-jong?
Won Yun-jong is South Korean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Won Yun-jong. https://biography.guide/won-yun-jong/
MLA: "Won Yun-jong." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/won-yun-jong/.
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