Lim Hyo-jun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lim Hyo-jun

South Korean short track speed skater

Date of Birth: 29-May-1996

Place of Birth: Daegu, South Korea

Profession: short track speed skater

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Lim Hyo-jun (Korean: ???, born 29 May 1996) is a South Korean short track speed skater.
He is the current champion of the Men's 1500 m event in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, and also currently holds the Olympic record for the event.
Originally starting as a swimmer, Lim took up skating at a young age.
Despite multiple injuries early on in his career, he notably won gold at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics upon his international debut in the Boys' 1000 m event.
He would later win the 1000 m and 1500 m events in the Budapest leg of the 2017–18 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup and earn selection for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Upon his Olympic debut, Lim won the gold medal, setting a new Olympic record of 2:10.485 in the process, beating Lee Jung-su's previous record set at the 2010 games.