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Caroline Park (ice hockey)

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Dr. Caroline Park
Born (1989-11-18) November 18, 1989 (age 34)
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

Caroline Nancy Park (born November 18, 1989) is a physician, and a former actress and hockey player.

She competed in the 2018 Olympic Games as an ice hockey 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.

Life

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Park was born in Ontario in 1989. She graduated from Princeton University in 2011 with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. [3]

She became a naturalized citizen of South Korea in 2015.[4][5]

As of 2021 or before, she is a physician.[6]

Career

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She competed in the Olympics[7] 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.[8]

References

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  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. ^ "Med student trades stethoscope for skates in Pyeongchang". ESPN.com. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ "Two Ice Hockey Players Become Naturalized Koreans". Chosun Ilbo, March 24, 2015
  5. ^ "2 N. American ice hockey players become S. Korean citizens for 2018 Winter Olympics". Korean Times US, March 23, 2015
  6. ^ "S1: Episode 29 - Interview with Ice Hockey Olympian and Physician Dr. Caroline Park, Cardinals vs. Cowboys Analysis, 2020 World Series Breakdown, Two Brothers - Two Picks (Week 7 Edition)". Two Brothers and Their Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Athlete Profile: CHOI Yujung - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  8. ^ "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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