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Lee Kang-seok

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Lee Kang-seok (Korean: 이강석; Hanja: 李康奭, born 28 February 1985) is a South Korean speed skater. He is the 2007 and 2009 World Champion for 500 m. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 500 m. He is the second South Korean person to win a medal in an event outside of short track speedskating, and he has become a representative to show that South Korea is expanding towards cultivating their athletes to excel in sports other than short track speed skating. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Kang-seok is the 298th most popular skater (up from 381st in 2019), the 917th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 1,053rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Lee Kang-seok ranks 298 out of 483. Before him are Nils van der Poel, Eric Flaim, Loena Hendrickx, Kristina Groves, Tanja Szewczenko, and Gianni Romme. After him are Derek Parra, Nobunari Oda, Kaori Sakamoto, Falko Zandstra, Daisuke Takahashi, and Marc Gagnon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Lee Kang-seok ranks 712. Before him are Razak Omotoyossi, P. J. Tucker, Dmitry Koldun, Wang Xu, Leandro Grimi, and Evgeny Alekseev. After him are Yuliya Ratkevich, Lyasan Utiasheva, Sławomir Peszko, Guilherme Marinato, Daiki Ito, and Ximena Duque.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Kang-seok ranks 917 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Hyung-il (1984), Ku Bon-chan (1993), Lee Seung-yeoul (1989), Lim Su-jeong (1986), Roy Kim (1993), and Nam Woo-hyun (1991). After him are Karen O (1978), Yang Hak-seon (1992), Jo Woo-ri (1992), Ravi (1993), Ha Yeon-soo (1990), and Jeon Hee-sook (1984).

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Among SKATERS In South Korea

Among skaters born in South Korea, Lee Kang-seok ranks 4. Before him are Yuna Kim (1990), Lee Sang-hwa (1989), and Chun Lee-kyung (1976). After him are Mo Tae-bum (1989), Lee Jung-su (1989), Jin Sun-yu (1988), Lim Hyo-jun (1996), Lee Seung-hoon (1988), Kim Dong-sung (1980), Choi Min-jeong (1998), and Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978).

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