Choi Yun-hui | |
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최윤희 | |
2nd Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism | |
In office 20 December 2019 – 23 December 2020 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister |
Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Minister | Park Yang-woo |
Preceded by | Noh Tae-gang |
Succeeded by | Kim Jung-bae |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1967 |
Alma mater | Yonsei University |
Personal information | |
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Born | 1 September 1967 |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Choi Yun-hui | |
Hangul | 최윤희 |
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Hanja | 崔允喜 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yunhui |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yunhŭi |
Choi Yun-hui ( Korean: 최윤희; Hanja: 崔允喜; born 1 September 1967) is a South Korean swimmer who served as the 2nd Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under President Moon Jae-in from 2019 to 2020. [1] She is the first woman and second professional sports player [2] to become deputy head of the Ministry or of its preceding agencies. She competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]
Choi is the younger sister of Choi Yun-jung, [a] who also competed internationally for South Korea in swimming. The two were nicknamed the "Seal Sisters", and were noted frequently for both breaking national backstroke records at the same time. [5] Choi began learning to swim while in kindergarten through lessons at the YMCA. [6] Both sisters attended Seoul National University Middle School, [b] and represented their school in swimming at the national level. [7] Following the 1984 Olympics, she won gold in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1986 Asian Games. [8]
In 1987, she became the first South Korean model for the Japanese sports drink brand Pocari Sweat. [9] In 2017, she was named the first ever woman to become board member of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. [10] [3]
Choi holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Yonsei University in physical education. [1]
Choi Yun-hui | |
---|---|
최윤희 | |
2nd Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism | |
In office 20 December 2019 – 23 December 2020 | |
President | Moon Jae-in |
Prime Minister |
Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
Minister | Park Yang-woo |
Preceded by | Noh Tae-gang |
Succeeded by | Kim Jung-bae |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1967 |
Alma mater | Yonsei University |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | 1 September 1967 |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Choi Yun-hui | |
Hangul | 최윤희 |
---|---|
Hanja | 崔允喜 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yunhui |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yunhŭi |
Choi Yun-hui ( Korean: 최윤희; Hanja: 崔允喜; born 1 September 1967) is a South Korean swimmer who served as the 2nd Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under President Moon Jae-in from 2019 to 2020. [1] She is the first woman and second professional sports player [2] to become deputy head of the Ministry or of its preceding agencies. She competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]
Choi is the younger sister of Choi Yun-jung, [a] who also competed internationally for South Korea in swimming. The two were nicknamed the "Seal Sisters", and were noted frequently for both breaking national backstroke records at the same time. [5] Choi began learning to swim while in kindergarten through lessons at the YMCA. [6] Both sisters attended Seoul National University Middle School, [b] and represented their school in swimming at the national level. [7] Following the 1984 Olympics, she won gold in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1986 Asian Games. [8]
In 1987, she became the first South Korean model for the Japanese sports drink brand Pocari Sweat. [9] In 2017, she was named the first ever woman to become board member of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. [10] [3]
Choi holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Yonsei University in physical education. [1]