Park Jong-ah

Park Jong-ah (born 13 June 1996) is a South Korean ice hockey player. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Park Jong-ah
in 2018
Born (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996
South Korea
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KWHL team Ice Avengers
National team  South Korea and
 Korea
Playing career 2012–present
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Career

Alongside North Korean Jong Su-hyon, Park was the penultimate torchbearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2]

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as captain of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.[3]

References
  1. "Athlete Profile: PARK Jongah - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  2. "An opening for peace". The Toronto Star.
  3. "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.


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