Caroline Park (ice hockey)

Caroline Nancy Park (born November 18, 1989) is a hockey player who competed in the 2018 Olympic Games as a forward for the Unified Korean team.[2] Park is also a former child actress, having played roles in Naturally, Sadie and Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Caroline Park
Born (1989-11-18) November 18, 1989
Brampton, Ontario[1]
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
National team  South Korea and
 Korea
Playing career 2007–present

Life

Park was born in Ontario in 1989.

She became a naturalized citizen of South Korea in 2015.[3][4]

Career

She competed in the Olympics[5] as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden.[6]

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References
  1. IIHF. "Two Koreans naturalized". www.iihf.com.
  2. "Team Unified Korea Women’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics". The Hockey Writers, By Nathaniel Oliver February 2, 2018
  3. "Two Ice Hockey Players Become Naturalized Koreans". Chosun Ilbo, March 24, 2015
  4. "2 N. American ice hockey players become S. Korean citizens for 2018 Winter Olympics". Korean Times US, March 23, 2015
  5. "Athlete Profile: CHOI Yujung - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.


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