Lee Seung-hoon
Lee Seung-hoon | |
Hangul | 이승훈 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Seunghun |
McCune–Reischauer | I Sŭnghun |
Lee Seung-hoon (
Early life
Lee Seung-hoon started skating in first grade at Lila Elementary School. However, when the
Lee faced a wall after not being selected as a national player in the South Korean national competition held in April 2009. Since Lee was expected to become one of the national skaters, his frustration over the result could have led him to give up skating. However, after long consideration, Lee declared in front of his family that he would switch to long track speed skating. Lee assumed he could at least become a candidate in the other genre even though Choi Geun-won was considered the long track speed skater expected to represent South Korea. Lee excelled, skating a record of 6 minutes 48 seconds and defeating Choi to become a South Korean national skater.[10]
Lee has been close friends with gold medalists Mo Tae-bum and Lee Sang-hwa since they were in grade school. In speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Mo won the gold medal in the men's 500-meter race and took silver in the 1000-meter race, while Lee Sang-hwa won the women's 500 meters.
Career
One of Lee's first major international competitions was at the
On 4 January 2010, in an interview with
In 2021, Lee signed a contract with IHQ.[16]
Records
Personal records
Personal records[17] | ||||
Men's speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 36.34 | 7 March 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
1000 m | 1:23.90 | 1 December 2001 | Korea National Training Center, Seoul | |
1500 m | 1:45.93 | 8 March 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
3000 m | 3:39.43 | 12 August 2012 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Current South Korean record[18] |
5000 m | 6:07.04 | 10 November 2013 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Current South Korean record[18] |
10000 m | 12:55.54 | 15 February 2018 | Gangneung Oval, Gangneung, South Korea | Current South Korean record[18] |
Olympic records
Distance | Time | Date | Location | Source |
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10000 m | 12:58.55 | 24 February 2010 | Richmond | [19] |
Olympic Games
7 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | Mass Start | Team pursuit |
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2010 Vancouver | — | — | — | Silver | Gold | — | 5th |
2014 Sochi | — | — | — | 12th | 4th | — | Silver |
2018 Pyeongchang | — | — | — | 5th | 4th | Gold | Silver |
2022 Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 6th |
References
- ^ a b c "Seung-Hoon Lee". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ 이승훈[permanent dead link] (in Korean) Korean National Team official website Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Kramer and Kemkers will continue to work together". Canadian Television. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ "Kramer captures gold in 5,000 m". Canadian Television. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "Wang Meng takes women's, Lee Ho-Suk men's 1000 meters". China Daily. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ "FACTBOX-Olympics-Speedskating-Gold medallist Lee Seung-hoon". Reuters. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "World Championships Begin in Beijing". World Short Track. 2005-03-11. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ "Lee Seung-hoon Becomes Triple Gold Medallist". The Korea Times. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "Lee Seung Hoon wins South Korea's second gold". SINA. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Yonhap.
- The Hankyoryeh.
- ^ "Kramer Takes Gold, Lee Dreams In Speed Skating". CBS Sports. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ "Arirang Today 07:00". Arirang. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b "Lee Seung-hoon Surprises With 5,000-Meter Silver Medal". The Korea Times. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ "S. Korean Lee Enjoys Lucky Gold in Men's 10,000 m Speed Skating". CRIEnglish. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ Choi Hee-jae (September 28, 2021). "이승훈·이규혁, IHQ와 전속 계약…"좋은 성적으로 보답할 것" [공식입장]" [Lee Seung-hoon and Lee Kyu-hyuk signed an exclusive contract with IHQ… "I will repay you with good grades" [Official position]]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "Seung-Hoon Lee (88)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "National Records – Korea (KOR)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Speed Skating – Men's 10,000 Metre". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
External links
- Seung-Hoon Lee at Olympics.com
- Lee Seung-Hun at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Lee Seung-hoon on Cyworld (in Korean)