Kim Min-seok (speed skater)
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| Born | 14 June 1999 Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Hungary (from 2024) South Korea (until 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Min-seok (Korean: 김민석; born 14 June 1999) is a South Korean speed skater who has competed for Hungary since 2024.[1][2] He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 1500 m race, skating in his first ever Olympic event.[3][4] He became the first Asian athlete to medal at this event.[5] Kim then added to his medal tally by winning a silver medal in the team pursuit event.
Filmography
[edit]Variety show
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets | MBC | Ep. 6–7 (Season 2)[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (11 July 2024). "3-time Olympic speed skating medalist Kim Min-seok becomes Hungarian citizen". Yonhap News Agency.
Kim Min-seok, a three-time Olympic speed skating medalist born in South Korea, has become a Hungarian citizen. The Hungarian National Skating Association recently announced that Kim, 25, will now be called Oliver while representing the European country. Another South Korean-born skater, Moon Won-jun, also switched allegiance.
- ^ "Next Winter Olympics Could See One of the Largest Hungarian Delegations Ever". Hungary Today. 6 February 2025.
In long-track speed skating, no Hungarians competed in 2022, but this time, with the arrival of Kim Minseok, naturalized as a Hungarian citizen, participation is almost certain.
- ^ "Athlete profile - Kim Min-seok". 2018 Winter Olympics official website. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Men's 1500 m". 2018 Winter Olympics official website. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Yonhap (13 February 2018). "S. Korea's Kim Min-seok captures bronze in men's 1,500 m speed skating". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "[SBS Star] Kang Daniel and the New Casts of the Upcoming Variety Show!". SBS News. 15 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kim Min-Seok at the International Skating Union
- Kim Min-Seok at Olympedia
- Kim Min Seok at Olympics.com
- Kim Minseok at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
- Kim Min Seok on Instagram
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Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- South Korean male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for South Korea
- Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
- Speed skaters at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in speed skating
- Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Sportspeople from Anyang, Gyeonggi
- Speed skaters from Gyeonggi Province
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen