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Lee Seung-hoon

1988 - Today

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Lee Seung-hoon (Korean: 이승훈, Korean pronunciation: [i.sɯŋ.ɦun]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Seung-hoon has received more than 204,821 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lee Seung-hoon is the 326th most popular skater (down from 289th in 2019), the 976th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 703rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Skater.

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  • 39.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Lee Seung-hoon ranks 326 out of 483. Before him are Alena Kostornaia, Loena Hendrickx, Bart Swings, Laura Lepistö, Debi Thomas, and Catriona Le May Doan. After him are Michal Březina, Rosalynn Sumners, Kim Dong-sung, Jochem Uytdehaage, Gerard Kemkers, and David Pelletier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Lee Seung-hoon ranks 744. Before him are Pedro Mosquera, Balal Arezou, Paulus Arajuuri, Veronika Vítková, Yun Young-sun, and Andrés Molteni. After him are Yonny Hernández, Joona Toivio, Lars Helge Birkeland, Luka Mezgec, Kaspars Daugaviņš, and Arianna Errigo.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Seung-hoon ranks 976 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Jae-hwan (1996), Lim O-kyeong (1971), Shin Hye-jeong (1993), Hwang Kyung-seon (1986), Seo Hyang-soon (1967), and Yun Young-sun (1988). After him are Kim Tae-hwan (1989), Lee Seung-hoon (1992), Kihyun (1993), Kim Dong-sung (1980), Nam Da-reum (2002), and Shin A-lam (1986).

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Among SKATERS In South Korea

Among skaters born in South Korea, Lee Seung-hoon ranks 5. Before him are Yuna Kim (1990), Lee Jung-su (1989), Lee Sang-hwa (1989), and Chun Lee-kyung (1976). After him are Kim Dong-sung (1980), Jin Sun-yu (1988), Lim Hyo-jun (1996), Mo Tae-bum (1989), Lee Kang-seok (1985), Choi Min-jeong (1998), and Lee Kyou-hyuk (1978).

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