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South Korean short track speed skater Kim Gun-woo dies at 28
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South Korean short track speed skater Kim Gun-woo dies at 28

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  • South Korean short track speed skater Kim Gun-woo died three months after retiring at the age of 28.
  • He was once a rising star of the national team, ranking first in the men's 1500m at the ISU World Cup, winning three championships in the 2023-2024 season, and winning the mixed 2000m relay gold medal at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games.

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Jin Jianyu was once a highly anticipated rising star in South Korea's men's short track speed skating. In the 2018-19 season, he ranked first in the men's 1,500 meters and second overall in the ISU World Cup. In the 2023-2024 season, he won three events, the last one Participating in a major event is the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, participating in the 1,500-meter and 1,000-meter individual events, and competing in the mixed 2,000-meter relay preliminaries. In the end, the South Korean team won the gold medal in the final, and Jin Jianyu also became a gold medal member.

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South Korean short track speed skating national player Kim Gun-woo. (Taken from Instagram)

[Reporter Lu Yangxuan/Comprehensive Report] During the Nagoya Asian Games, regrettable news came out of the South Korean sports world. Three months after his retirement, short track speed skating expert Kim Gun-woo passed away at the age of 28.

According to South Korean media reports, Jin Jianyu was selected for the national team when he was a sophomore in high school. He was once a highly anticipated rising star in South Korea's men's short track speed skating. In the 2018-19 season, he once ranked first in the men's 1,500 meters and second overall in the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup. From 2023 to 2024 He also won three championships in the 2025 season. The last major event he participated in was the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, where he participated in the 1,500-meter and 1,000-meter individual events, and competed in the mixed 2,000-meter relay preliminaries. In the end, the South Korean team won the gold medal in the final, and Jin Jianyu also became a gold medal member.

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Korean media pointed out that Jin Jianyu's career was not smooth. He was punished many times when he was young, and he also experienced a period of absence from the game. When he retired in June this year, he wrote on social media, "I have experienced happier moments than anyone else in my athlete career, and there have also been times when I was very hard and tired. But because of all this, I am who I am today."

Jin Jianyu's family today published an obituary on the limited-time dynamic feed of Jin Jianyu's personal account. "We are extremely saddened by the sudden bad news and cannot contact everyone one by one. We ask that you forgive us and understand our feelings. We will be grateful if you can give our deceased warm condolences and pray for his blessings during his last journey." Korean media pointed out that the specific cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Open Questions

  • What was the specific cause of death of Jin Jianyu?
  • What is Jin Jianyu's living situation like after retiring?
  • Will there be any further investigations or commemorations?

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