Kim Min-seok (speed skater)

Kim Min-seok
Kim in 2016
Personal information
Born (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999
Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Hungary (from 2024)
 South Korea (until 2024)
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 1500 m
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sapporo Mass start
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Milwaukee 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Milwaukee Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Calgary 1500 m
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Mass start

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

Variety show

Year Title Network Role Notes
2018 It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets MBC Ep. 6–7 (Season 2)[6]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Athlete profile - Kim Min-seok". 2018 Winter Olympics official website. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's 1500 m". 2018 Winter Olympics official website. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "[SBS Star] Kang Daniel and the New Casts of the Upcoming Variety Show!". SBS News. 15 March 2018.
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