Im Hyo-Jun

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Competed in Youth Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIm•Hyo-Jun
Used nameIm•Hyo-Jun
Name orderOriental
Original name임•효준
Other namesLim Hyo-Jun, Lin Xiaojun, 林孝埈
Born29 May 1996 in Daegu, Daegu (KOR)
Measurements168 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsKorea National Sport University, Seoul (KOR)
NOC Republic of Korea
Medals OG YOG
Gold 1 1
Silver 0 1
Bronze 1 0
Total 2 2

Biography

After the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Im Hyo-Jun was removed from the Korean national team after accusations of sexual harassment. In 2022 he switched allegiance and announced he would compete for China in the future under the new name Lin Xiaojun.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) KOR Im Hyo-Jun
500 metres, Boys (YOG) 2 Silver
3,000 metres Relay, Mixed Youth (YOG) Team H 7
1,000 metres, Boys (YOG) 1 Gold
2018 Winter Olympics Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) KOR Im Hyo-Jun
500 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze
1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) 4
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
5,000 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Republic of Korea 4

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
2018 Winter Olympics 10 February 2018 Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 1,500 metres, Men Final Round, A Final 2:10.485 1
2018 Winter Olympics 13 February 2018 Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 5,000 metres Relay, Men Semi-Finals, Heat Two 6:34.510 1

Special Notes