Yun Sung-bin
South Korean skeleton racer
Yun Sung-bin (Korean: 윤성빈; born 23 May 1994) is a South Korean skeleton racer and an actor. He won the gold medal in men's skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and was a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Early life and education
Born in 1994 in South Korea's southern coastal region of Namhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Yun grew up knowing nothing about the winter sliding sport. Still, as a child, Yun always enjoyed running around at the beach and excelled in many sports at school, including soccer, badminton, competitive running, and jumping, among others.
Yun moved to Seoul when he was in middle school and continued playing sports at school, hoping to get into a sports university. In 100-metre races, he would ask to start 10 metres back from others his age and still beat other runners. At 1.78 meter in height, he could grab a basketball rim with ease. While playing basketball in high school, Yun's natural athletic ability was noticed by his physical education teacher, Kim Young-tae, who was also serving as one of the officials at the Korea Bobsleigh Skeleton Federation at the time.
Yun attended Korea National Sport University, who had recruited him from his teacher's recommendation.
Career
Skeleton
Yun is known for his exceptional agility and athleticism, enabling him to pick things up in the sport quickly.
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