Kim Seoung-Il (born December 19, 1990 in Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

) is a South Korean short track speed skater

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

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At the 2009 Winter Universiade

2009 Winter Universiade

The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.-Selection:Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum...

, Kim won silver medals behind future Olympic speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

 gold medalist Lee Seung-Hoon

Lee Seung-Hoon

Lee Seung-Hoon is a South Korean speed skater who won a silver medal in the 5000 meters and a gold medal in the 10000 metres at the 2010 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian man to ever achieve these feats...

 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

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 after skating in the semifinals of the 5000 metre relay

Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay

The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics began on 17 February, and ended on 26 February at the Pacific Coliseum.-Semifinals:-Final B :-Final A :-External links:...

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