Rim Jong-un

Rim Jong-un
Rim at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2007-10-30) 30 October 2007
Seoul, South Korea
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano Cortina5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano Cortina1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Montreal1500 m
Gold medal – first place2026 Montreal1000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Gdansk1500 m
Gold medal – first place2024 Gdansk3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Calgary1500 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Calgary1000 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Calgary3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Calgary2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Gdansk1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2024 Gdansk500 m

Rim Jong-un (Korean: 임종언; born 30 October 2007), is a short-track speed skater from South Korea. He is 2026 World Champion at the 1000 and 1500 meter and individual bronze medalist at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Rim made his international debut at the 2024 Junior World Championships in Gdaṅsk. He won the 1500 meter event and was part of the winning relay team. He also won two silver medals and one bronze medal. At the 2025 Junior World Championships in Calgary, he won four gold medals.[1]

At the senior level in 2025, Rim secured a spot on the national team by winning the South Korean trials.[2] At the first 2025-26 World Tour event in Montreal, Rim won the 1500 meter race and placed second at the 1000 meter race.[3]

Rim Jong-un obtained a bronze medal at the 1000 meter race of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.[4] At the same Winter Olympics, Rim was part of the Korean team that won the silver medal at the 5000 meter relay event.

At the 2026 World Championships in Montreal, Rim won gold medals at the 1000 and 1500 meter races.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rep. Korea and Canada shine at CNSG ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships". isu-skating.com. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Against all odds, teen skater Rim Jong-un carves a path to Milan 2026". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Short track skater Rim Jong-un starts tour season strong with gold in Montréal". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Short tracker Rim Jong-un takes Olympic bronze in men's 1,000m - The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  5. ↑ Daily, The Chosun (2026-03-15). "Kim Gil-li, Rim Jong-un Claim Double Gold at World Championships". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
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