Lee Ik-hwan

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Lee Ik-hwan
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1946-01-17) 17 January 1946 (age 73)
Cheongsong, Korea
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Lee Ik-hwan (born 17 January 1946) is a South Korean speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics. [1]

Speed skating competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating".

Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February. Eight events were contested at L'Anneau de Vitesse in Grenoble, France.

1968 Winter Olympics 10th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Grenoble (France) in 1968

The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France, and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Lee Ik-hwan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 28 October 2019.