Kim Min-seok ( ko, 김민석; born 14 June 1999) is a South Korean

speed skater 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 skating. ...

. He participated in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

and won a bronze medal in the 1500 m race, skating in his first ever Olympic event. He became the first Asian athlete to medal at this event. Kim then added to his medal tally by winning a silver medal in the team pursuit event.

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