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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.
On 5 March 2006, Lee won his first World Cup title, winning the 2005–06 World Cup on the 500 m. A year later, Lee won gold at the World Single Distance Championships in the Utah Olympic Oval, setting a world record time of 34.25 seconds in the second race. The record has been broken since then by Jeremy Wotherspoon on 9 November 2007, with a time of 34.03 seconds. At the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, China, Lee won the 500 m, beating Yu Fengtong with times of 35.00 and 34.82.
Controversies
Lee had his South Korean driving license revoked for driving while intoxicated on 16 June 2012. He had a blood alcohol content of 0.12%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
World record
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.25 | 9 March 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com<ref name=stats> Template:Cite web</ref>
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- 1985 births
- South Korean male speed skaters
- Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters of South Korea
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Former world record holders in speed skating
- People from Uijeongbu
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in speed skating
- Speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
