{{Short description|South Korean wrestler and television personality}} '''Lee Man-ki''' ({{Korean|이만기|李萬基}} born in 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=Daum Encyclopedia |url=https://100.daum.net/encyclopedia/view/33XXXXX29898 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>) is a former champion Ssireum wrestler and Korean television personality.
In 1983, Lee won his first Ssireum championship and went on to win ten times.<ref>{{cite news |title=Once-popular sport over Chuseok holiday sees its glory fade |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2006/10/02/features/Oncepopular-sport-over-Chuseok-holiday-sees-its-glory-fade/2822163.html |access-date=1 October 2021 |publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=October 2006}}</ref> Because of his domination of the sport during the 1980s, even decades later Lee is known as a legend in the sport alongside Kang Ho-dong.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baek |first1=Byung-yeul |title=Korean wrestling ssireum competition to kick off |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2021/06/663_218275.html |access-date=1 October 2021 |publisher=The Korea Times |date=June 2021}}</ref> Lee retired from the sport in 1990.
Lee was a guest in a November 2010 episode of ''2 Days & 1 Night'', where he and Kang Ho-dong had a rematch of their famous 1990 championship game.
In 2021, Lee was a contestant in the tv show ''King of Mask Singer'' and simultaneously released a single of his original song titled "Good Friend".<ref>{{cite web |title=Melon Album |url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10583310&ref=W10600 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Television show === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | ''Queen of Wrestling'' | rowspan=2|Host | |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000987529|author= Koh Young-jun|script-title=ko:최초 女 씨름 예능 '씨름의 여왕', 7월 19일 첫 방송|trans-title=First female wrestling entertainment 'Queen of Ssireum', first broadcast on July 19th|publisher=Sports Donga|via=Naver|date=June 21, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2022–present | ''One Round of the Neighborhood'' | Season 2 | <ref>{{cite web|url= https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=410&aid=0000878450|author=Kim Na-young|script-title=ko:김영철 '동네 한 바퀴' 하차→이만기 새로 투입…시즌2 이끈다(공식)|trans-title=Kim Young-cheol got off from 'One Round of the Neighborhood' → Newly introduced Lee Man-gi... Season 2 Lead (Official)|publisher=MK Sports|via=Naver|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | ''The King of Ssireum'' | Team manager | spin-off |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=018&aid=0005316240|author=Jo Tae-young|script-title=ko:씨름의 제왕' 1차 명단 공개…이만기 "이 사람 나온다고?|trans-title=The first list of 'The King of Ssireum' revealed... Mangi Lee "Is this person coming out?|publisher=E-Daily |via=Naver|date=September 14, 2022|access-date=September 14, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Man-ki}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean male sport wrestlers Category:South Korean television presenters Category:South Korean ssireum practitioners Category:South Korean sportsperson-politicians Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen