Park Seon-Kwan
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
College teamKorea National Sports University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m freestyle
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke

Park Seon-Kwan (also Park Seon-Gwan, Korean: 박선관; born January 16, 1991, in Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1][2] He won a bronze medal, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the 400 m freestyle relay at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He also collected two silver medals in the 100 and 200 m backstroke at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China.[3][4] Park is a member of the swimming team at Korea National Sports University in Seoul.[1]

Park qualified for the men's 100 m backstroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 55.39 at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[5][6] He challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat, including Olympic veterans Omar Pinzón of Colombia and former bronze medalist George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago. Park edged out Russian-born swimmer Alexandr Tarabrin of Kazakhstan to take a fifth spot by four hundredths of a second (0.04), with a time of 55.51 seconds. Park failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-sixth overall in the preliminary heats.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Park Seon-Kwan". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Seon-Kwan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ryosuke Irie of Japan wins men's 100m backstroke title at EAG". Sina Corp. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "East Asian Games: Takuro Fujii Doubles After Asian Record Yesterday". Swimming World Magazine. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 100 m backstroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


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