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FACTBOX-Olympics-Swimming-Gold medallist Park Tae-hwan

Sat Aug 9, 2008 11:28pm EDT
 
Aug 10 (Reuters) - Factbox on swimmer Park Tae-hwan (South
Korea) who won the Olympic gold medal in the 400m freestyle on
Sunday.
 Age: 18 (date of birth: Sep 27, 1989)
 Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
 Career achievements:
 Gold medallist, 400m freestyle at 2007 World Championships
and 2006 Pan Pacific Championships
 Gold medallist, 1500m freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships
 Silver medallist, 200m freestyle at 2006 Pan Pacific
Championships
 Bronze medallist, 200m freestyle at 2007 World
Championships.
 Previous Olympic result:
 Disqualified for an illegal start in 400m freestyle at 2004
Olympics
 Park suffered from asthma as a child and started the sport
at the age of five because it was recommended by a doctor who
believed it could improve his condition. He was the youngest
Korean participant in the 2004 Olympics. He was so upset after
his disqualification he hid in the bathroom for two hours.
 (Compiled by Nigel Hunt, Editing by Padraic Halpin)
 (For more stories visit our multimedia Beijing website here; and see our
blog at blogs.reuters.com/china)



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