On Feb. 10, Kim Jun-ho smiles after finishing the race in the men's 500m speed skating at the Harbin Winter Asian Games held at the Harbin Speed Skating Oval in Heilongjiang, China. /Courtesy of News1

Korea's speed skating star Kim Jun-ho won a bronze medal in the 500-meter speed skating event.

According to the Korea Sports Council and others on the 10th, Kim Jun-ho won the bronze medal in the men's 500m speed skating at the '2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games' held at the Heilongjiang Speed Skating Training Center in Harbin, China.

Starting in the 11th group, Kim Jun-ho finished 3rd with a final time of 35.03 seconds, following Gao Tingyu (China) with 34.95 seconds and Morishige Wataru (Japan) with 34.97 seconds. Kim Tae-yun, who competed alongside him, placed 8th with 35.22 seconds, while Jo Sang-hyuk ranked 10th with 35.26 seconds.

Born in 1995, Kim Jun-ho is considered a veteran of the national team, but this was his first participation in the Asian Games. Following his bronze medal in the newly introduced 100m event on the 8th with a record of 9.62 seconds, he earned his second medal at this competition.

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