Cha Jun Hwan is a South Korean figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline. He was born in Seoul.

He is the 2023 Worlds silver medalist, the 2022 Four Continents champion, the 2018-19 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a five-time Grand Prix medalist, a four-time Challenger Series medalist, as well as a seven-time consecutive South Korean national champion (2017-2023). At the junior level, he is the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.

He has made various historical records and achievements. He is the first South Korean man in history to win and to medal at the Four Continents Championships as well as the first South Korean man to medal at the World Championships, Grand Prix Final, Grand Prix Series and Junior Grand Prix Final. He is also the first South Korean man to win the Challenger Series and to qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Furthermore, he was not only the youngest man to land a quad jump at a recognized competition but also set a world record for the combined total points as a junior male.

He is a two-time Olympian representing South Korea. He competed as the youngest player in the men's singles at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he qualified for the free skate in 20 years in South Korean men's singles history and placed the fifteenth which was the highest rank as a South Korean man. He then went on to finish the fifth overall at the 2022 Winter Olympics, breaking his own record and the highest rank in the history of male skater in South Korea.

In addition, he worked as a child actor and featured in commercials and dramas before becoming an elite athlete. He has continuously appeared on a variety of TV shows, ice shows, fashion magazines, public events and advertisements.

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