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Lee Seung-hoon
Lee Seung-hoon (Hangul: 이승훈, Hanja: , ; born 6 March 1988) is a South Korean speed skater. He won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres, a silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first and only Asian man ever to achieve these feats, a gold medal in mass-start at the 2018 Winter Olympics, a gold medal in the mass start at the 2016 World Championships in Kolomna, and a bronze medal in mass-start at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was a short track speed skater, winning the 2008 World Championship 3000 m super-final and three gold medals at the 2009 Winter Universiade. Lee converted to long track in September 2009, as he failed to earn his spot on the South Korea national short track team in the national trials. Early life Lee Seung-hoon started skating in first grade at Lila Elementary School. However, when the Asian Financial Crisis hit South Korea, his father's business failed in 1998 when he was in the fourth grade. Lee's parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee (Korean Name)
Lee, I, or Yi () is the second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). Historically, 李 was officially written as Ni () in Korea. The spelling officially changed to I () in 1933 when the initial sound rule () was established. In North Korea, it is romanized as Ri () because there is no distinction between the alveolar liquids /l/ and /r/ in modern Korean. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the population. Latin-alphabet spelling Though the official Revised Romanization spelling of this surname is I, South Korea's National Institute of the Korean Language noted in 2001 that one-letter surnames were quite rare in English and other foreign languages and could cause difficulties when traveling abroad. However, the NIKL still hoped to promote systemic transcriptions for use in passports, and thus recommended that people who bore this surname should spell it Yi in the Roman alphabet. However, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Single Distance Championships For Men
The ''World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships'' are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Men was introduced, also by ISU, in 1996, and has been occurring annually ever since. Locations * 1996: Hamar, Norway * 1997: Warsaw, Poland * 1998: Calgary, Canada * 1999: Heerenveen, Netherlands * 2000: Nagano, Japan * 2001: Salt Lake City, United States * ''2002 Not held because of Winter Olympic Games'' * 2003: Berlin, Germany * 2004: Seoul, South Korea * 2005: Inzell, Germany * ''2006 Not held because of Winter Olympic Games'' * 2007: Salt Lake City, United States * 2008: Nagano, Japan * 2009: Vancouver, Canada * ''2010 Not held because of Winter Olympic Games'' * 2011: Inzell, Germany * 2012: Heerenveen, Netherlands * 2013: Sochi, Russia * ''2014 Not held because of Winter Olympic Games'' * 2015: Heerenveen, Netherlands * 2016: Kolomna, Russia * 2017: Gangneung, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 2017 Asian Winter Games
Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Obihiro, Japan between 19–23 February at Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval. A total of 14 events (seven for each gender) were held. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 78 athletes from 10 nations competed in short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games: * * * * * * * * * * * Australia and New Zealand as guest nations, were ineligible to win any medals. References External linksOfficial Results Book – Speed Skating {{Asian Winter Games Speed skating 2017 Asian Winter Games events 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ... 2017 in speed skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Asian Winter Games
The 2017 Asian Winter Games ( ja, 2017アジア冬季競技大会, 2017 Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) was the 8th edition of the Asian Winter Games. They were hosted in Sapporo and Obihiro in Hokkaido, Japan. These Games were originally scheduled for 2015, however, in the Olympic Council of Asia's general assembly in Singapore on 3 July 2009, the committee decided to move the Games to one year before the Winter Olympics moving forward. The games began on 19 February with the opening ceremony (the curling and hockey events begin the day before) and ended with the closing ceremony on 26 February. Sapporo and Obihiro were named as the host cities on January 31, 2011, as the sole bidding cities. The hosting contract was signed by Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee. It will be the third time that Sapporo will host the event and fourth time in Japan. Previously the city held the two first editions of the Games in 1986 and 1990. Before hosting the first Asian Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 2011 Asian Winter Games
Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held at Alau Ice Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan. The twelve events were scheduled for January 31 – February 6, 2011. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 61 athletes from 7 nations competed in speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games: * * * * * * *References speedskatingresults.com {{Asian Winter Games Speed skating [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Asian Winter Games
The 2011 Asian Winter Games ( kz, 2011 жылғы қысқы Азия ойындары, 2011 jılğı qısqı Azïya oyındarı) was a multi-sport event that was held in Nur-Sultan, Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, that began on January 30, 2011, and ended on February 6, 2011. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a large event since independence from the Soviet Union. The documents for the hosting city were signed in Kuwait on March 4, 2006. Preparation Costs Kazakh Minister of Sports Temirkhan Dosmukhambetov notes the 726 million USD for construction and renovation comes from the 2008 state budget. The Olympic village, on the other hand, will be financed by private investors. Overall, Kazakhstan is spending over $1.4 billion to get the area ready to host the games. Venues image:AlmatySkiJump.jpg, Ski Jump centre in Almaty, built for the Games. Astana Mayor Imangali Tasmagambetov announced venues being built include a multipurpose Sports Palace which will seat u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The Asian Winter Games
Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first winter games in 1986. Editions Events Medal table Participating nations List of medalists References {{Asian Winter Games Speed skating Asian Winter Games The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter ... Sports at the Asian Winter Games International speed skating competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The Men's team pursuit race of the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held between 12 and 15 February 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Schedule Source:schaatsen.nl Participating nations 161 speed skaters from 23 nations participated. The number of spe ... was held on 13 February 2015. Results The race was started at 21:35. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Men's team pursuit Men's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held between 12 and 15 February 2015 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Schedule Source:schaatsen.nl Participating nations 161 speed skaters from 23 nations participated. The number of speed skaters per nation that competed is shown in parentheses. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 2015 2015 Single Distance World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships World Single Distance, 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. History Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple ... World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Men's Team Pursuit
The men's team pursuit race of the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on 24 March at 18:51 local time. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Men's team pursuit Men team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships ...
The 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships took place between 21 and 24 March 2013 in the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia. It was a test event for the 2014 Olympic Games. Schedule Source: schaatsen.nl& ISU.org Medal summary Men's events Source: ISU Women's events Source: ISU Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:World Single Distance Championships 2013 2013 Single Distance 2013 in speed skating World Single Distance, 2013 Sports competitions in Sochi 2013 in Russian sport World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 21st century in Sochi Speed Skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 m race of the 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships was held on March 11 at 15:50 local time. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships - Men's 5000 metres 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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