Are you sure you were born in 1988? Cheol-in Lee Seung-hoon's 5,000m flame race continues to challenge for the most medals in the fourth place living legend with 0.9 seconds.
Feb 09, 2025
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Lee ranked fourth among 16 players with a time of 6:43:43 of the men's 5,000m at the speed skating Oval held at Harbin Halongjiang Ice Training Center in China on the 9th (Korea time).
In the 5,000-meter event, in which 16 players from eight groups participated, Lee Seung-hoon started in Group 6 alongside his junior Jeong Jae-won (Uijeong City Hall). Lee Seung-hoon, who was keeping pace with Jung Jae-won and maintaining the 31st second range, started spurt six laps ahead after running 3,000 meters. After raising the 3000-3400m section to 30 seconds94, the lap time was maintained in the 30s. He continued to raise his record by showing his unique back-to-back race. With two laps to go, he raised his record to second place with a speed of light, 30 seconds 46 seconds, 30 seconds 34 seconds and a superhuman spurt. He ranked second with a time of 6:32.43 after a time of 6:27.82 with the advantage of 'Chinese ace'. Junior Jung Jae-won (Uijeong Government Hall) ranked third with a time of 6:39.48. I was able to look at the silver medal and the bronze medal.
However, in the last Group 8, Ryu Han-bin and Hanahati Muhamaiti shot 6:29:93 and 6:31:54, respectively, pushing Lee Seung-hoon and Jung Jae-won to win silver and bronze medals. Lee Seung-hoon missed the record for the most medals ever in the Asian Games by 0.89 seconds.
The 'World Class Skater' Lee Seung-hoon is a self-proclaimed 'Living Legend' who won a total of six medals (Gold 2, Silver 3, Dong 1) in four Olympics and seven gold medals in two Asian Games. Eight years ago, at the 2017 Sapporo Games, he won the men's 5,000m, 10,000m, team pursuit, and mass start, setting the record for the most medals (8), alongside short track Kim Dong-sung, the first four gold medals in the history of the Korean Winter Asian Games.
Aiming at his eighth medal, he challenged again at the age of 37 with the 12th generation of athletes. Lee Seung-hoon ranked 13th in this season's mass start world ranking and No. 1 in Asia. With China introducing a strong shortest distance of 100m instead of mass start at the Harbin Asian Games in check of South Korea's gold medal, Lee Seung-hoon went all-in in the men's team pursuit of 5,000m in the main event and the team event with his juniors. On this day as well, he showed a brilliant race that is unbelievable in his age 'Olympic Champion' Iron man Lee Seung-hoon's challenge continues. Lee Seung-hoon will challenge for another medal and the most medals in the team pursuit final on the 11th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
