Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| North American Cup |
| 2 | Men | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:38.73 |
| 3 | Men | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:39.40 |
| 3 | Men | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:43.16 |
| Intercontinental Cup |
| 1 | Men | 2013/2014 | Whistler, CAN | 1:45.73 |
| 2 | Men | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:41.03 |
| 2 | Men | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:38.72 |
| 2 | Men | 2013/2014 | Igls, AUT | 1:46.33 |
| 2 | Men | 2013/2014 | Igls, AUT | 1:47.41 |
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: Korean
- Coach: Cho In-Ho (KOR) (koreatimes.co.kr, 07 Jan 2014)
- Education: Korea National Sport University, Seoul, KOR
- Club Name: Korea National Sport University, Seoul, KOR
- Debut: 2012 for Korea (joins.com, 08 Jan 2014)
Additional Information
Member of national team since
2012 (fibt.com, 12 Jan 2014)
Start of sporting career
He took up skeleton in 2011. (fibt.com, 12 Jan 2014)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was encouraged to try the sport at university. (joins.com, 08 Jan 2014)
Ambitions
To finish in the top-10 at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (koreatimes.co.kr, 07 Jan 2014)
General
PROGRESS
In the 12-month period leading up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, he gained around 12 kilograms. His coach Cho In-Ho has been impressed with his attitude. "Yun is a gifted athlete, but he works hard, too. He is bigger now, and that allows him to ride lighter sleds. This has really improved the quickness of his starts." (koreatimes.co.kr, 07 Jan 2014)
NATIONAL FIRST
He won gold at the 2014 Intercontinental Cup stage in Whistler, BC, Canada, becoming the first Korean skeleton slider to finish on top of the podium at an international event. (koreatimes.co.kr, 07 Jan 2014)