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LEE Hye In |
NOC |
Republic of Korea
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Gender | Women |
Born |
16 Jan 1995
in Ulsan, KOR
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Height | 1.67 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Gangwon Provincial Office: Republic of Korea |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her father Lee Seung-Rim competed in fencing for Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall in the Republic of Korea. He retired from the sport in 2006. (yna.co.kr, 12 Oct 2012, 07 Sep 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was encouraged to try the sport by her father, who was a fencing coach. |
Name of coach |
Ham Jaeman [club], KOR; Chang Tae-Suk [national], KOR |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 2008. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Korean |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Going to cafes, travel. (Gangwon Citizens TV YouTube channel, 09 Aug 2021) |
Injuries |
In 2018 she damaged the triangular fibrocartilage in her right wrist but decided to postpone surgery in order to compete at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. She underwent surgery in 2019, which sidelined her for eight months. She was later troubled by the injury at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (donga.com, 29 Jul 2021; Gangwon Citizens TV YouTube channel, 09 Aug 2021) |
Most influential person in career |
Her father Lee Seung-Rim. (donga.com, 29 Jul 2021) |
Ambitions |
To win gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (kwnews.co.kr, 07 Feb 2023) |
Olympic Games |
2020 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
World Championships |
2023 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Milan, Italy |
2022 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Cairo, Egypt |
2019 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
2018 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
Asian Championships |
2023 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
2022 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2019 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
2018 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2018 |
4 |
Individual Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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