Seon-woo Hwang, 5 gold medalists in swimming, also took MVP of the National Sports Festival

Hwang Seon-woo (18, Seoul Che High), a leading swimmer in Korea, won the first five gold medals in his life at the 102nd National Sports Festival and was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Hwang Seon-woo led Seoul to victory in the men’s high school medley relay 400m final on the last day of the competition held at the Gimcheon Indoor Pool in Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 14th. In this 400m event, 4 athletes from a team will race 100m each in the order of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle.

Hwang Seon-woo, representing Seoul, took on the last 100m freestyle section following Lee Soo-min, Choi Myeong-jae, and Hwang Bo-jun-heon. In the 100m freestyle event, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Hwang Seon-woo made it to the finals for the first time in 65 years as an Asian athlete and placed fifth in the ‘speciality’ event. As Korea’s strongest player Hwang Seon-woo finished the game with plenty of time, Seoul surpassed the 2nd place match (3:46.42) by more than 3 seconds with a record of 3:43.07.

Hwang Seon-woo, who previously won gold medals in the 50m freestyle and 800m relay on the 10th, and the 200m individual medley and 400m relay on the 12th, also climbed to the top of the last event of the day, winning all five events in this tournament. In particular, he set a Korean record of 1:58.04 in the 200m individual medley, which is not the main event. Hwang Seon-woo beat Kim Je-deok (17, Gyeongbuk Il High), who won four gold medals in archery, and Lee Yoon-seo (18, Seoul Chego), who ranked the highest in Korea (21st) in the women’s individual all-around Olympic gymnastics final, to become the MVP. . This is the first time Hwang Seon-woo has won five gold medals. In 2019, when Hwang Seon-woo first competed in the national athletics competition, he competed in 5 events and won 4 gold medals. The competition was not held last year due to the novel coronavirus infection.

Hwang Seon-woo, who was selected as the MVP of the tournament for the first five gold medals in the freestyle 50 m, 800 m relay, 200 m individual medley and 400 m relay, hangs around his neck in the 400m medley relay, wearing 5 gold medals around his neck. Provided by the Korea Sports Association

Hwang Seon-woo, who finished his high school farewell stage brilliantly, said, “I’m happy that I achieved the goal of 5 gold medals. I am happy to reap the beauty of Yujong,” he said. Hwang Seon-woo will participate in the International Swimming Federation (FINA) 25m Short Course Management World Cup held in Doha, Qatar from the 21st to the 23rd.

Athletics star Da-yoon Park (18, Incheon Che High School) won the championship with a record of 3:53.11 in the 1600m relay final of the athletics high school held at the Citizens Stadium in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 13th. did. Park Da-yoon, who won a gold medal around her neck in the 400m, also won two gold medals. Rival ‘Female Vault’ Yang Ye-bin (Jeonnam Chego High School) was unable to participate within three months of transferring.

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