Seo Kwang-suk

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.

Seo Kwang-suk (Korean: 서광석; RR: Seo Gwangseok, born 5 August 1977[1]) is a South Korean ice hockey coach and former player. He was the coach of the Korean national sledge hockey team which won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, the country's first Paralympic medal in the sport. Seo, who cried tears of joy at the end of the bronze-medal game,[2] received the Paralympic Leader Award at the 10th Small Steel Sports Awards.[3]

Seo graduated from Kyung Hee University and played for the Hyundai Oilbankers in the Korean Ice Hockey League.[4] He also played on the South Korean national team at the 2001 and 2002 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.[1] He became the coach of the national sledge hockey team after the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kwang Suk Seo". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  2. ^ Kang Gahui; Hahm Hee-eun (2018-03-21). "Cross-country skier Sin nominated as one of top Paralympians". Korea.net. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. ^ "윤성빈-최민정, 소강체육대상 남녀 최우수선수상 선정". The JoongAng (in Korean). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. ^ a b Kim, Hyo-kyung (2018-03-17). "부친상 때도 울음을 참았던 서광석 감독이 눈물 흘린 사연". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-24.