25 Facts About Chung Mong-won

Chung Mong-won is a South Korean ice hockey administrator and businessman.

Chung Mong-won has served as chief executive officer of both Halla Group and Mando Corporation, founded the Anyang Halla hockey team in 1994, and co-founded Asia League Ice Hockey in 2003.

Chung Mong-won became involved in international ice hockey as manager of the South Korea men's national ice hockey team in 2003, then became chairman of the Korea Ice Hockey Association in 2013, and implemented a development plan for the men's national team and the South Korea women's national ice hockey team in advance of ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics hosted in South Korea.

Chung Mong-won was born on 4 August 1955, in Seoul, South Korea.

Chung Mong-won is the second son of Chung In-young, who founded Halla Group.

Chung Mong-won graduated from Seoul High School in 1974, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Korea University in 1979, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California in 1982.

Chung Mong-won joined the Halla Group in 1978, employed in shipping.

Chung Mong-won later joined Hyundai Corporation as a manager, then became executive director of Mando Corporation Machinery in 1983.

Chung Mong-won became president and chief executive officer of Halla Climate Control in 1986, president of Mando Corporation Machinery in 1989, then president and chief executive officer of Halla in 1991.

Chung Mong-won served as vice-chairman of Halla Group starting in 1992, then became its chairman in 1997.

Chung Mong-won founded the first professional ice hockey team in South Korea in 1994, when he became involved after his employees asked to form a team.

Chung Mong-won financed the foundation of a professional hockey team in 1994 known as Mando Winia, which later became Halla Winia and then Anyang Halla.

Chung Mong-won was a co-founder of the Asia League Ice Hockey in 2003, which included teams from China, Japan, and the Russian Far East, in addition to Korea.

Chung Mong-won was a franchise owner of Kiekko-Vantaa from 2012 to 2015, as a subsidiary of Halla Group.

Chung Mong-won served as manager of the South Korea men's national ice hockey team for seven Ice Hockey World Championships between 2003 and 2016.

Chung Mong-won became vice-president of the Korea Ice Hockey Association in 2010, then was elected its president in 2013.

In 2015, Chung Mong-won signed an agreement with DHL for logistics support, which meant that players and team staff no longer had to transport equipment themselves.

Chung Mong-won served as manager of the South Korea under-18 men's national ice hockey team manager during competitions in 2017 and 2018.

Chung Mong-won hired Sarah Murray to coach the South Korea women's national ice hockey team, and brought in Jim Paek and Richard Park who both had playing experience in the National Hockey League to coach the men's national team.

Chung Mong-won has stated a desire for the Gangneung Hockey Centre to become the focus of ice hockey in Korea, and to leave an Olympic Games legacy.

On 18 April 2019, Chung Mong-won was named as the honorary consul of the Republic of Slovenia to South Korea, based at the Sigma Tower in Jamsil, Seoul.

Chung Mong-won was named by the International Ice Hockey Federation to the builder's category in the 2020 class of IIHF Hall of Fame inductees.

Chung Mong-won was the first inductee from South Korea into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Chung Mong-won met his wife, Hong In-hwa on a blind date at a church, and the couple have two daughters.

Chung Mong-won is an elder of the Korean Methodist Church.