Sin Eui-hyun

{{short description|South Korean cross-country skier and biathlete}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Sin Eui-hyun

| nationality = South Korean

| image = Sin Eui-hyun 20220213.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|04|01}}

| birth_place = Gongju, South Chungcheong Province

| country = {{KOR}}

| sport = Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)

| disability_class = LW12

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{KOR}}}}

| module3 =

{{Infobox Korean name | child = yes

| hangul = 신의현

| hanja =

| rr = Sin Ui-hyeon

| mr = Sin Ŭi-hyŏn

| koreanipa =

}}

Sin Eui-hyun (born April 1, 1980) is a South Korean male cross-country skier and biathlete.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3096317-sin-eui-hyun.htm|title=Cross-Country Skiing {{!}} Athlete Profile: SIN Eui Hyun – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games|website=www.pyeongchang2018.com|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2018|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314175627/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3096317-sin-eui-hyun.htm|url-status=dead}} He is the first South Korean Paralympic competitor to clinch a gold medal in Winter Paralympics as he achieved it in his home nation at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.{{Cite web|url=http://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20180317002900315&site=0200000000&mobile|title=South Korea claim first ever Winter Paralympics gold medal from Sin Eui-hyun|website=m.yna.co.kr|language=en|access-date=17 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://m.paralympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-super-sin-wins-south-korea-s-first-gold|title=Super Sin wins historic gold medal for South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics|access-date=17 March 2018|work=paralympic.org}}

Career

He made his Paralympic debut for South Korea during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and claimed the nation's first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after clinching a bronze medal in the men's 20km sitting cross-country skiing event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-men-s-15km-sitting-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Cross-Country Skiing {{!}} Results Men's 15km, Sitting – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games|website=www.pyeongchang2018.com|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2018|archive-date=March 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314175515/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-men-s-15km-sitting-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://m.yna.co.kr/mob2/en/contents_en.jsp?cid=AEN20180311001300315&site=0700000000&mobile|title=Sin Eui-hyun wins first Paralympic medal for South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics|website=m.yna.co.kr|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://mnews.joins.com/pyeongchang2018/Daily/Article/22431200|title=Skier bags Korea's first medal at PyeongChang|work=JoongAng Ilbo|access-date=March 14, 2018|language=ko-KR}}

Sin Eui-hyun created history after claiming South Korea’s first ever gold medal in their Winter Paralympics history, during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after emerging as the winner of the men's 7.5km classical sitting cross-country skiing event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-men-s-7-5km-sitting-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Cross-Country Skiing {{!}} Results Men's 7.5km, Sitting - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games|website=www.pyeongchang2018.com|language=en|access-date=17 March 2018|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232605/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-men-s-7-5km-sitting-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://m.world.kbs.co.kr/news/news_detail.htm?no=134757&category_code=Sp&lang=e|title=Skier Sin Eui-hyun Wins S. Korea's First Winter Paralympic Gold|website=m.world.kbs.co.kr|access-date=17 March 2018}}

He was also selected as the flagbearer for South Korea during the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony as he represented the home nation, South Korea in the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-flag-bearers-revealed|title=PyeongChang 2018: Flag bearers revealed|date=March 9, 2018|website=paralympic.org|publisher=International Paralympic Committee (IPC)|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/pyeongchang-2018-eui-hyun-sin-targets-south-koreas-first-gold|title=Sin Eui-hyun selected as the flagbearer for home nation, South Korea in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics|access-date=March 14, 2018}}

In 2022, he won the silver medal in the men's long-distance sitting cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=18 January 2022|title=Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117950/world-para-snow-sports-champs-6|access-date=18 January 2022}}{{Cite news|date=18 January 2022|title=USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID|work=Paralympic.org|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/usa-s-oksana-masters-claims-10th-world-title-days-after-recovering-covid|access-date=18 January 2022}}