Lee Kang-seok

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Korean spelling
Hangeul 이강석
Hanja 李康 奭
Revised
Romanization 		I gang-seok
McCune-
Reischauer 		I Kang-sŏk
Lee at the World Cup in Heerenveen in March 2006

Lee Kang-seok (born February 28, 1985 in Uijeongbu ) is a South Korean speed skater . He is a specialist in sprint routes.

In November 2005, Lee won his first 500 meter World Cup in Milwaukee . Two further victories and several podium places followed by 2006. In the 2005/06 season he also won the overall world cup over 500 meters. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , he achieved bronze over 500 meters behind Joey Cheek and Dmitri Dorofejew . At the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver , Lee narrowly missed the medal ranks in fourth place.

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Lee is the family name here, Kang-seok is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Lee, Kang-seok
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Uijeongbu , South Korea