Jean Yun (Korean: 윤효진; Hanja: 尹孝珍; born March 6, 1958), also Yun Hyo Jean, is a retired competitive figure skater who represented South Korea in the 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1975 and 1976 World Figure Skating Championships. Yun was the 1975 and 1976 South Korea National Champion, two-times World Team Member, and a double gold medalist in the U.S. and a double gold medalist in South Korea. From 1969 to 1980, she competed and reached the podium seven times in the ladies' singles at South Korean Figure Skating Championships.
| Jean Yun | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yun Hyo Jean March 6, 1958 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Coach | John Nicks[1] |
| Began skating | 1964 |
| Retired | 1980 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 윤효진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Hyojin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Hyochin |
Yun was born in Seoul, South Korea. She is a double Master rated[2] Professional Skaters Association coach in Freestyle & Figure who coaches[3] at East West Ice Palace[4] at Artesia, California and Pickwick Ice Center at Burbank, California.
Career
editHer students have included:
Competitive highlights
edit| International | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
| Winter Olympics | 17th | |||||||||||
| World Championships | 22nd | 19th | ||||||||||
| Grand Prix International St. Gervais | F. | |||||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||
| South Korean Figure Skating Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
| Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior; F.= Finalist | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Lemieux, David. "Unbroken". Skating (Feb. 2018, Vol. 95, No. 2): 26–27.
- ^ "Professional Skaters Association Guide to Coaching Credentials". Professional Skaters Association.
- ^ "Jean Yun - International Figure Skating Coach". Jean Yun.
- ^ "East West Ice Palace Staff Coaches". East West Ice Palace - Staff Coaches.