Jung Hae-min (정해민) was the runner up of the first season of show that aired in January 2023 on Netflix. Hae-min narrowly lost game 4 of quest 5 to Woo Jin-yong
Jung Hae-min (정해민) was the runner-up on the show. He is 34 years old and is 6 ft and 2 inches tall and lives in South Korea
Birth Year | – |
Age | 34 |
Place of birth | South Korea |
Height | 6’2 |
Relationship status | Married |
Professional background
Jung Hae-min is a professional cyclist and stayed with the sport even when the Covid pandemic meant no chances to compete and put him in a difficult position financially
He also enjoys competing in other sports like golf, and mountain climbing (on a recent trip to Europe he summited the 3463m Swiss mountain, Jungfraujoch)
Jung is also at the gym regularly
Stage Eliminated in Physical 100
He was eliminated in Quest 5, Game 4 (runner-up)
Performance in Physical 100 (Season 1)
Hae-min narrowly lost game 4 of quest 5 to Woo Jin-yong.
The close finish was a source of controversy with alleged reruns required due to technical issues during the shoot of the event as well as problems with the equipment used during the last game.
Jung spoke in an interview about the last match and did reveal that some of the rumors were true. However, like a true sportsperson, he also said that the only reason he was upset was that “ I just feel that the show was edited to make it seem like I lost in vain. That’s what’s hard to accept as an athlete.”
Strengths
Hae-min is in great physical shape with high cardiovascular fitness, good posture and coordination and extremely high levels of endurance achieved through training and riding for hours on end
As a professional athlete and as a participant in a strongman championship Hae-min is good at staying calm in highly competitive environments
Interesting facts
Jung Hae-min followed his father’s footsteps to become a professional cyclist and has more than 60 Korean Won in winnings from his cycling career
Hae-min also has brand partnerships with Biosteel Korea
If you are one of the 26K people following him on IG you will also see him on frequent travels, enjoying good food, golfing, and spending time with his friends. We were pleasantly surprised to see that Jung has a great sense of dressing and shows up in some classic but chic clothes in his pics
Jo Jin Hyeong (also part of the final 5 contestants) and Jung were fellow participants in the Strongman championship, an earlier TV appearance for both of them
He has had injuries having previously fractured 5 rib bones and his collarbones in an accident
Social Media Presence: Jung Hae-min is on Instagram and his handle is @haegulland
