Lee Ho-Suk

Lee Ho-Suk (이호석)
Personal information
Born June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25) (age 25)[1]
Seoul, South Korea[2]
Height 168 centimetres (5.51 ft)[1]
Weight 62 kilograms (140 lb)[1]
World championship wins 2010 Overall
2009 Overall
Sport
Country  South Korea
Club Goyang City
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Competitor for  South Korea
Gold 2006 Turin 5000 m relay
Silver 2006 Turin 1000 m
Silver 2006 Turin 1500 m
Silver 2010 Vancouver 1000 m
Silver 2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay
World Championships
Gold 2010 Sofia Overall
Gold 2010 Sofia 1000 m
Gold 2010 Sofia 3000 m
Gold 2010 Sofia 5000 m relay
Gold 2009 Vienna Overall
Gold 2009 Vienna 1000 m
Gold 2009 Vienna 1500 m
Gold 2008 Gangneung 1000 m
Gold 2008 Gangneung 5000 m relay
Gold 2010 Bormio Team
Gold 2009 Heerenveen Team
Gold 2006 Montréal Team
Silver 2009 Vienna 3000 m
Silver 2008 Gangneung Overall
Silver 2008 Gangneung 1500 m
Silver 2006 Minneapolis Overall
Silver 2006 Minneapolis 1000 m
Silver 2006 Minneapolis 1500 m
Bronze 2010 Sofia 1500 m
Bronze 2006 Minneapolis 500 m
Bronze 2008 Harbin Team
World Junior Championships
Gold 2005 Belgrade Overall
Gold 2004 Beijing Overall
Gold 2003 Budapest Overall
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Ho-Suk (Korean: 이호석, born June 25, 1986, in Seoul, South Korea[1]) is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.

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Career

Known especially for his dynamic outside pass, Lee is regarded as one of the best young skaters in the world. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lee made a thrilling move to pass Apolo Ohno on the final lap of the 1000 m, securing a 1-2 finish for Korea in the event.[3]

Lee won three consecutive overall World Junior titles from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, his first full season on the World Cup circuit, Lee finished second behind Ahn Hyun-Soo in the overall standings. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lee earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate, Ahn Hyun-Soo at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Lee also won gold in the 5000 meter relay along with countrymen Ahn Hyun-Soo, Seo Ho-Jin and Song Suk-Woo. The Korean team defeated two-time defending Olympic champion Canada with a powerful pass by Ahn in the closing laps.[3] Lee also finished second overall at the 2006 Short Track World Championships held in Minneapolis, MN.

At the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Vienna, Lee became the Overall World Champion[4] and went on to win his domestic Olympic Trials a few months later, becoming the leader of the Korean Short Track Team, as well as one of the top contenders to win gold in 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, South Korea was in position to sweep the 1500m until Lee accidentally crashed into Sung Si-Bak and took them both out of contention entering the final turn, giving the silver and bronze medals to Americans Apolo Ohno and J. R. Celski, respectively. He was disqualified[5] because he caused the crash with Sung Si-Bak.[6] He qualified for the final round of the quarter finals of the 1000m short track race with a time of 1:25.925.[1] Lee won his second consecutive Overall World Championships after the Olympics.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "LEE Ho-Suk". http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/athletes/index_cf-sN.html?cat6=&cat1=&q=Lee+Ho-Suk. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Lee Ho-Suk". http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=2179/index.html. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Wang Meng takes women's, Lee Ho-Suk men's 1000 meters". China Times. 10 March 2008. http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2008-03/10/content_6523729.htm. Retrieved 14 February 2010. 
  4. ^ Kim, Jae-won (9 February 2010). "Korea Dominates Short Track World Cup". Seoul: Korea Times. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2009/02/136_39227.html. Retrieved 14 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Men's 1500m". http://www.nbcolympics.com/short-track/resultsandschedules/event=STM015000/phase=STM015100/doc=results.html. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  6. ^ "Ohno makes history with lucky silver medal". Kansas: Sports Network. 13 February 2010. http://www.kansascity.com/495/story/1746788.html. Retrieved 14 February 2010. 

External links

1976: Alan Rattray • 1977: Gaétan Boucher • 1978: James Lynch • 1979: Hiroshi Toda • 1980: Gaétan Boucher • 1981: Benoît Baril • 1982: Guy Daignault • 1983: Louis Grenier • 1984: Guy Daignault • 1985: Toshinobu Kawai • 1986: Tatsuyoshi Ishihara • 1987: Michel Daignault/Toshinobu Kawai • 1988: Peter van der Velde • 1989: Michel Daignault • 1990: Lee Joon-Ho • 1991: Wilf O'Reilly • 1992: Kim Ki-hoon • 1993–1994: Marc Gagnon • 1995: Chae Ji-Hoon • 1996: Marc Gagnon • 1997: Kim Dong-Sung • 1998: Marc Gagnon • 1999: Li Jiajun • 2000: Min Ryoung • 2001: Li JiaJun • 2002: Kim Dong-Sung • 2003–2007: Ahn Hyun-Soo • 2008: Apolo Ohno • 2009–2010: Lee Ho-Suk • 2011: Noh Jin-Kyu
Men's Overall Champions
1997–98: Li Jiajun • 1998–99: Li Jiajun • 1999–2000: Kim Dong-Sung • 2000–01: Apolo Ohno • 2001–02: Kim Dong-Sung • 2002–03: Apolo Ohno • 2003–04: Ahn Hyun-Soo • 2004–05: Apolo Ohno • 2005–06: Ahn Hyun-Soo • 2006–07: Tyson Heung • 2007–08: Lee Ho-Suk • 2008–09: Sung Si-Bak • 2009–10: Lee Jung-Su • 2010–11: Thibaut Fauconnet
Women's Overall Champions
1997-98: Chun Lee-Kyung • 1998–99: Yang Yang (A) • 1999–2000: Yang Yang (A) • 2000–01: Yang Yang (A) • 2001–02: Yang Yang (A) • 2002–03: Tyan Yu Fu • 2003–04: Choi Eun-Kyung • 2004–05: Wang Meng • 2005–06: Jin Sun-Yu • 2006–07: Byun Chun-Sa • 2007–08: Jin Sun-Yu • 2008–09: Wang Meng • 2009–10: Wang Meng • 2010–11: Katherine Reutter
Seasons
1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10  • 2010–11 • 2011–12