Lee June Seo

Republic of Korea

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STKOR10306200001
NOC	Republic of Korea
Born	03 Jun 2000 in Daejeon
Gender	Men

Occupation	Student
Languages	Korean

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	40.369	08 Apr 2022	Montreal
	1000m	1:23.682	07 Feb 2022	Beijing
	1500m	2:09.622	09 Feb 2022	Beijing
	3000m	5:01.917	10 Mar 2019	Sofia

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
Olympic Games	Event
Olympic Games
	5000m Relay		1
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	1000m		1
	1500m			1
	5000m Relay	2
	Overall			1
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	Overall		1

Social Media

instagram.com/junes63/

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team	Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR
Reason for choosing this sport	He wanted to skate because it was hot during the summer.
When and where did you begin this sport?	He took up the sport in 2010 at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Name of coach	An Jung-Hyun [national], KOR

General Interest

Injuries	In October 2021 he missed the World Cup events in Beijing, People's Republic of China, and Nagoya, Japan, due to an ankle ligament injury. He returned to competition the following month at the World Cup event in Debrecen, Hungary, but was forced to withdraw from the event after suffering a recurrence of the injury during a fall in the 1500m. (newsis.com, 15 Nov 2021) In 2016 he ruptured the cruciate ligament in his knee. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the 5000m relay at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Most influential person in career	Coach Song Jae-Geun. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol	Korean short track skater Sung Si-Bak. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Do not limit yourself." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Nicknames	Spider [because of his skating style]. (kbs.co.kr, 13 Apr 2018)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2021/2022	World Championships	5000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	World Championships	5000m Relay	1
	2022	Olympic Games	5000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	World Championships	1000m	2
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	Overall	2
	2021/2022	World Championships	Overall	3
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	3
	2021/2022	World Championships	500m	4
	2021/2022	World Championships	1500m	5
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	5
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	7
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	9
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	12
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	15

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2019/2020	World Cup Four Continents Championships	5000m Relay	1
	2022/2023	World Cup Montreal, QC	5000m Relay	1
	2022/2023	Dresden	1500m	1
	2019/2020	World Cup Dordrecht	500m	1
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1500m	1
	2019/2020	Dresden	5000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	World Cup	1500m	2
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	5000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	World Cup Montreal, QC	5000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	5000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	Almaty	2000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	5000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	Dresden	2000m Relay	2
	2022/2023	World Cup Montreal, QC	500m	2
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	2
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1500m	2
	2019/2020	World Cup Dordrecht	1500m	2
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	2
	2019/2020	World Cup Nagoya	1500m	2
	2019/2020	World Cup Nagoya	5000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	World Cup Dordrecht	2000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	World Cup	1500m	3
	2022/2023	World Cup Four Continents Championships	5000m Relay	3
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	3
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	2000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	World Cup Montreal, QC	2000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Almaty	1000m	3
	2018/2019	Almaty	1500m	3
	2019/2020	World Cup Montreal, QC	1500m	3
	2019/2020	Shanghai	5000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	World Cup	500m	4
	2018/2019	Almaty	5000m Relay	4
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	7
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	7
	2022/2023	Dresden	5000m Relay	8
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	8
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1500m	8
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	9
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	11
	2022/2023	Dresden	500m	13
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	15
	2018/2019	World Cup	1000m	17
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	19
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	20
	2018/2019	Dresden	1500m	21
	2018/2019	World Cup	500m	30
	2021/2022	World Cup	1500m	63