Choi Yun-hui, Date of Birth

    

Choi Yun-hui

South Korean swimmer

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1967

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Choi Yun-hui

  • Choi Yun-hui (born 1 September 1967) is a South Korean swimmer.
  • She competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Choi is the younger sister of Choi Yun-jung, who also competed internationally for South Korea in swimming.
  • The two were nicknamed the "Seal Sisters", and were noted for frequently both breaking national backstroke records at the same time.
  • Choi began learning to swim while in kindergarten through lessons at the YMCA.
  • Both sisters attended Seoul National University Middle School, and represented their school in swimming at the national level.
  • Following the 1984 Olympics, she won gold in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 1986 Asian Games.In 1987, she became the first South Korean model for the Japanese sports drink brand Pocari Sweat.
  • In 2017, she was named a board member of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee.

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