Jeon Ji-Soo
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Jeon Ji-Soo (Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

: 전지수, Hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...

: 全志秀) (born December 13, 1985) is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n short track speed skater
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

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Jeon first gained attention at the 2005 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a junior short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country....

 in Belgrade
Belgrade
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, where she won overall runner-up and a gold medal in the 1000 metres.

In 2007, Jeon was selected for the South Korean national team and competed in the World Championships
2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 9 and March 11, 2007 in Milan, Italy. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.-Men:...

 and World Team Championships
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
The World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships are a professional team short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country.Top 8 countries from Short Track World Cup Series qualify automatically...

 as a member of the 3000 metre relay squad, where she won gold medals in both events.

In 2011, Jeon was called up to the South Korean national team squad again, ranked first overall in the 500 metres of the 2010-11 national season. She earned a gold medal in the 3000 metre relay event at the 2011 Winter Universiade
2011 Winter Universiade
The XXV Winter World University Games, took place in Erzurum, between 27 January to 6 February at Erzurum in Turkey. Erzurum is the city at the highest altitude in Turkey, at , and has over 320 cultural landmarks. Located in Eastern Anatolia Region, it is a city on the traditional silk road and has...

 held in Erzurum
Erzurum
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, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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She currently belongs to the Gangneung
Gangneung
Gangneung is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 229,869 . Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of eastern Gangwon Province. Gangneung has many tourist attractions, like Jeongdongjin, one of the most famous towns in Korea...

City Government short track speed skating team.
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