Cha Jun-hwan Height, Weight, Age, Birthday, Family

Cha Jun-hwan is a South Korean figure skater who won the 2022 Four Continents Championship and earned a silver medal at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. He also represented his countryat the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Cha Jun-hwan Quick Info
Height5 ft 10 in
Weight74 kg
Date of BirthOctober 21, 2001
Zodiac SignLibra
Eye ColorDark Brown

Cha Jun-hwan is a South Korean figure skater who won the 2022 Four Continents Championship and earned a silver medal at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. He also represented his country at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Born Name

Cha Jun-hwan

Nick Name

Jun

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Seoul, South Korea, India

Nationality

South Korean

Education

Jun-hwan studied at Whimoon Middle and High School. Later, he went on to become a Global Sports student at Korea University.

Cha has trained with Brian Orser, Chi Hyun-jung, and Tracy Wilson.

Formerly, he had trained with South Korean Olympic competitor Shin Hea-sook.

Cha has trained at the Toronto Cricket, Skating, and Curling Club.

Occupation

Figure Skater, Child Actor, Model

Family

  • Siblings – Cha has an older brother.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

74 kg or 163 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

He has South Korean ancestry.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Thick eyebrows

Brand Endorsements

Through his social media, Jun-hwan has either endorsed or promoted various brands including TUMI, LG RP4G XBOOM 360, LG, It’s Skin, and Men’s Health.

Cha Jun-hwan Facts

  • Growing up, his skating idols were Evgeni Plushenko and Daisuke Takahashi.
  • Jun-hwan was just 7 years old when he began taking an interest in skating. It was during a school excursion that he found his love for the sport.
  • Cha has an older brother who is four years his senior.
  • The earliest post that Cha uploaded to his Instagram account was on May 30, 2016.
  • Aside from being a full-time figure skater, he works as a child actor, model, and ballet dancer.
  • He became the youngest man to successfully land a quad Salchow at the 2016 Junior Grand Prix in Japan. However, the record was broken by Stephen Gogolev (Canada) at the 2018 Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia.
  • Jun-hwan can speak English fluently.
  • His former choreographers were David Wilson, Jeffrey Buttle, Kenji Miyamoto, Cindy Stuart, Joey Russell, and Shin Yea-ji.
  • In June 2020, Jun-hwan appeared in the television show, King of Mask Singer.
  • Cha had collaborated with the South Korean band ENHYPEN, performing a cover dance on the stage of the televised music festival SBS Gayo Daejeon, held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
  • He has trained in Toronto, Canada, and Seoul, South Korea.
  • His choreographer as of March 2023, was Shae-Lynn Bourne.
  • Cha has been sponsored by various brands including LG Electronics.
  • His television and film credits include Gijeok, Romance Papa, Night After Night, and The Accidental Couple (The Fool).
  • He is the first South Korean male skater to win a medal at the World Championships in 2023.

    • Featured Image By Cha Jun-hwan / Instagram

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