Hwang Sun-woo wins 400m medley relay for fourth gold at National Sports Festival
In short
Swimmer Hwang Sun-woo won the men's open 400m medley relay with the Gangwon selection on 22 October, the closing day of the 107th National Sports Festival in Jeju. It was his fourth official gold of the meet, and a fifth title in a demonstration event brought his unofficial tally to five. Outlets differ on the winning time.
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Hwang Sun-woo (황선우) of Gangwon Provincial Government won the men's open 400m medley relay final at the 107th National Sports Festival on 22 October, the closing day of the meet. The race was held at the swimming pool of the Jeju Sports Complex in Jeju City. Hwang swam for the Gangwon selection with Choi Dong-yeol (최동열), Yang Jae-hoon (양재훈) and Yoon Ji-hwan (윤지환). Yonhap and CBS NoCut News reported the winning time as 3:36.28, ahead of the Gyeonggi selection at 3:38.88. Newsis gave the winning time as 3:35.28. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
It was Hwang's fourth official gold of the festival. He had won the 800m relay on 18 October, the 200m freestyle on 19 October and the 400m relay on 20 October. On 20 October he was disqualified in the 200m individual medley for a kick violation in the breaststroke, and so missed a medal. On 21 October he won the mixed 400m medley relay, a demonstration event. Counting that win, the outlets report his unofficial total as five golds. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Other finals were held on the same day. Lee Sae-beom (이새범), listed as based in Australia, won the men's open 400m individual medley in 4:17.25. In the women's open 400m medley relay, the Gangwon selection of Lee Eun-ji, Jin Hyo-jeong, Park Si-eun and Park Jeong-won won in 4:04.17. Yonhap reported that the Gyeongbuk selection took silver in 4:06.13. It said Kim Seo-young (김서영) of Gyeongbuk Provincial Government, a member of that team, collected her fifth medal of the meet and finished with four golds and one silver. [ 1 , 2 ]
Lee Hee-eun (이희은) of Daejeon Facility Management Corporation won the women's open 400m individual medley. Newsis gave her time as 4:48.64. [ 1 , 2 ]
Yonhap and CBS NoCut News said the day's races ended the swimming events at the festival. They reported one Korean record: Han Da-kyung (한다경) of Jeonbuk Onesports set a mark of 4:09.23 in the women's open 400m freestyle on 20 October. Hwang, Kim Seo-young, Kim Young-beom and Yang Jae-hoon each won four golds, the most in swimming. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The result closed the swimming programme of the festival and left Hwang tied with three other swimmers for the most golds in the sport. The documents give no wider consequences.
Key facts
- Hwang Sun-woo won the men's open 400m medley relay final at the 107th National Sports Festival on 22 October at the Jeju Sports Complex pool. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He swam for the Gangwon selection with Choi Dong-yeol, Yang Jae-hoon and Yoon Ji-hwan. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- His earlier golds came on 18 October (800m relay), 19 October (200m freestyle) and 20 October (400m relay). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- He was disqualified in the 200m individual medley on 20 October for a kick violation in the breaststroke leg. [ 1 , 3 ]
- He won the mixed 400m medley relay, a demonstration event, on 21 October, which brings his unofficial total to five golds. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Han Da-kyung set the meet's only Korean record, 4:09.23 in the women's open 400m freestyle on 20 October. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Hwang, Kim Seo-young, Kim Young-beom and Yang Jae-hoon each won four golds, the most in swimming. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Hwang Sun-woo won the men's open 400m medley relay final on 22 October, his fourth official gold of the festival. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Including the demonstration-event win on 21 October, Hwang has five golds unofficially. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Lee Sae-beom won the men's open 400m individual medley in 4:17.25. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The Gangwon selection won the women's open 400m medley relay in 4:04.17. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Hwang, Kim Seo-young, Kim Young-beom and Yang Jae-hoon share the most golds in swimming with four each. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Hwang's winning time in the men's 400m medley relay. Yonhap and CBS NoCut News give 3:36.28, while Newsis gives 3:35.28.
- Whether the fifth title counts as an official gold. The outlets describe the mixed medley relay as a demonstration event, so the five-gold count is unofficial.