Hwang Sunwoo Wins Gold in 200m Freestyle, Defeats Pan Zhanle... Second Gold Following Team Event [Asian Games]

Winning Two Titles in the Tournament Following the Team Event

Hwang Sun-woo (20, Gangwon Province Office), the flagship star of Korean swimming, won the gold medal in the men's 200m freestyle.

On the 27th (Korean time), Hwang Sun-woo touched the pad first with a time of 1:44.40 in the men's 200m freestyle final held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Swimming Pool in China.

In the men's 100m freestyle final on the 24th, Hwang Sun-woo had to give the gold medal to Pan Zhanle (46.97) with a time of 48.04. However, in this race, his main event (200m freestyle), Hwang Sun-woo defeated Pan Zhanle (2nd place, 1:45.28) and took first place.

On the 27th, Hwang Sun-woo, who competed in the men's 200m freestyle final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Swimming Pool in China, is celebrating after securing the gold medal. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Hwang Sun-woo, who also won the gold medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay with his teammates, became a two-time champion at the competition by claiming the top spot in an individual event as well.

Lee Ho-jun (22, Daegu Metropolitan City Office), who also competed on the day, took third place with a time of 1:45.56 and earned the bronze medal.

This is the first time in 13 years since Park Tae-hwan, who won three consecutive gold medals at the 2006 Doha and 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, that a Korean swimmer has won two or more gold medals at a single Asian Games.

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