Cha Min-kyu

In this Korean name, the family name is Cha.

Cha Min-kyu (Korean: 차민규, born 16 March 1993) is a South Korean speed skater who competes internationally.

Cha Min-kyu

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
Event	500 m
Club	Dongducheon City Hall
Medal record Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 500 m 2022 Beijing 500 m World Single Distances Championships 2019 Inzell Team sprint World Sprint Championships 2020 Hamar Sprint Four Continents Championships 2020 Milwaukee Team sprint 2022 Calgary 500 m 2022 Calgary Team sprint Asian Winter Games 2025 Harbin 1000 m 2025 Harbin Team sprint 2017 Sapporo 500 m

Cha participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 500 metres race.^[1] He set the Olympic record for the event with a time of 34.42 seconds but had his record broken moments later by the eventual winner, Håvard Lorentzen who beat him by 0.01. He also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics and won the silver in the 500 metres event with time of 34.39 seconds, which was only 0.07 seconds behind the gold medalist and new Olympic record holder, Gao Tingyu of China.^[2]

Personal records

Personal records[3]
Speed skating
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
500 m	34.03	10 March 2019	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt lake city	Current South Korean record.
1000 m	1:08.73	29 February 2020	Vikingskipet, Hamar
1500 m	1:51.33	10 September 2016	Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m	4:09.69	20 January 2016	Seoul