Yeo Soo-yeon
South Korean short-track speed skater
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| Intro | South Korean short-track speed skater | |
| Places | South Korea | |
| is | Speed skater | |
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| Birth | 19 November 1985 | |
| Age | 39 years | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Biography
Yeo Soo-yeon is a former South Korean short-track speed skater. She is a Team World champion as well as a champion and a two-time silver medalist of the Winter Universiade.
During the 2004–05 World Cup season, she won a 3000 m race and finished second in both 1000 m and 1500 m races at the last World Cup stage in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. She also achieved several victories and podiums in relay during that season.
After retiring from competitive sports Yeo worked as a teenagers' coach in Middleburg, Virginia, US. In September 2013, she was also appointed as Sport Manager for the ISU disciplines within the Sports Operation Department for the 2018 Winter Olympics.