Kim Seoung-il

Kim Seoung-il
Personal information
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990
Daegu, South Korea
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Short track speed skating
Kim Seoung-il
Hangul 김성일
Hanja 金成一
Revised Romanization Gim Seong-il
McCune–Reischauer Kim Sŏng-il

Kim Seoung-il (Hangul: 김성일; Korean pronunciation: [kim.sʌŋ.il]; born 19 December 1990 in Daegu) is a South Korean short track speed skater.[1]

At the 2009 Winter Universiade, Kim won silver medals behind future Olympic speed skating gold medalist Lee Seung-hoon in the men's 1500 metre and 300 metre events. He added bronze in the 5000 metre relay, combining with Lee Seung-hoon.

Kim earned a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics after skating in the semifinals of the 5000 metre relay.

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