Lee Gang-Seok
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Lee•Gang-Seok |
| Used name | Lee•Gang-Seok |
| Name order | Oriental |
| Original name | 이•강석 |
| Other names | Lee Kang-Seok |
| Born | 28 February 1985 in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi (KOR) |
| Measurements | 176 cm / 77 kg |
| NOC |  Republic of Korea |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Primarily a 500 m specialist, Lee Gang-Seok had his breakthrough season in 2005/2006. After taking his first World Cup race in December 2005, he would go on to win the season’s World Cup. Lee also grabbed a bronze medal in the Olympic 500 m, the first Korean speed skating medal since 1992. The following year, he celebrated more successes, becoming World Champion in his favorite distance as well as winning it at the Asian Games. In addition, he lowered the 500 m World Record to 34.25. After winning the 2008 100 m World Cup and winning a second 500 m world title in 2009, Lee Gang-Seok is one of the contenders for the Olympic 500 m title in Vancouver.
Personal Bests: 500 – 34.20 (2007); 1000 – 1:08.15 (2007); 1500 – 1:53.93 (2004); 5000 – 7:28.09 (2001).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | KOR |
Lee Gang-Seok | |||
| 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 22 | |||||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | KOR |
Lee Gang-Seok | |||
| 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | KOR |
Lee Gang-Seok | |||
| 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 22 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Winter Games (1–1–1 2007 Changchun SSK gold: 500 m, bronze: 100 m; 2011 Astana/Almaty SSK silver: 500 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Winter Universiade (3–1–2 2005 Innsbruck SSK bronze: 500 m; 2007 Torino SSK gold: 500 m, silver: 1000 m; 2009 Harbin SSK gold: 100 m and 500 m, bronze: 1000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Speed Skating (500 m – 9 March 2007 - 9 November 2007: 34.25 (9 March 2007; Salt Lake City, USA), 2×500 m – 9 March 2007 - 15 March 2008: 68.690 (9 March 2007; Salt Lake City, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (2–0–0 2007 Salt Lake City gold: 500 m; 2009 Vancouver gold: 500 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (0–1–0 2010 Obihiro silver: sprint)