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Noh's sister, Olympic speed skater Seon-yeong, wrote on her
Facebook page that he had passed away at 8 p.m. local time on
Sunday.
Noh set world records in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters in 2011 and
won the overall title at the International Skating Union's World
Short Track Speed Skating Championships that year.
He discovered a benign tumor in his left shoulder in September
2013 but delayed surgery to allow him to compete at the Sochi
Winter Olympics early the following year.
However, Noh broke his elbow in practice a month before the
Games and examinations showed he had developed osteosarcoma, a
type of bone cancer, with the tumor growing to 13 centimeters.
Noh's condition improved with treatment and he said last year
that he would like to compete at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
However, his condition worsened and he passed away on Sunday.
Tributes and condolences poured in on Monday, with Dutch Olympic
champion Jorien ter Mors saying on Twitter that the sport had
"lost one of the greats".
Italy's Olympic silver medalist Arianna Fontana said on her
Facebook page that Noh had taught her "what it means to be a
true champion".
(Reporting by Nataly Pak; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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