Yang Tae-hwa

Yang Tae-hwa
Personal information
Country represented  South Korea
Born (1982-01-13) January 13, 1982
Seoul
Height 155 cm (5.09 ft)
Partner Lee Chuen-gun
Former coach Ryu Jong-hyun
Former choreographer Natalia Linichuk,
Lia Travatty
Skating club Dong Chun Winter Ice Academy
Retired 2002
Yang Tae-hwa
Hangul 양태화
Revised Romanization Yang Taehwa
McCune–Reischauer Yang T'aehwa
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yang.

Yang Tae-hwa (born January 13, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Chuen-Gun Lee, she was the 1999–2002 South Korean national champion. They represented South Korea at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they placed 24th. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2002 Four Continents Championships. Following the 2002 Olympic season, Yang retired from competitive skating.

She is an International Technical Specialist for South Korea.[1]

Competitive highlights

(with Lee)

Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Winter Olympic Games 24th
World Championships 31st 31st 23rd
Four Continents Championships 7th
World Junior Championships 23rd 25th 21st 28th 20th
Asian Winter Games 3rd
Winter Universiade 12th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 9th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan 9th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 15th
South Korean Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. "ISU Communication No. 1467".


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