Lee Jeongmin
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STKOR12501200201 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 25 Jan 2002
in Seoul  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Seoul, KOR | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.611 | 11 Feb 2024 |  Dresden |
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| 1000m | 1:24.507 | 21 Oct 2023 |  Montreal |
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Main Achievements |
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World Championships
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| 5000m Relay | 1 | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Playing games, watching videos online, watching movies and TV series, football. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) | |
| Injuries | He sustained a knee cartilage injury while at middle school and needed one year to recover. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 500m at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was introduced to the sport when he took part in a skating class during the winter school holidays. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean short track skater Park Ji-Won. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | An Jung-Hyun [national], KOR | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2010 at the Kwangwoon University Ice Rink in Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 7 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 8 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 500m | 6 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 500m | 7 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 13 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 500m | 14 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 15 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 15 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 24 | |||