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LEE Hye In
NOC Republic of Korea   
GenderWomen
Born 16 Jan 1995 in Ulsan, KOR
Height1.67 m
Human Interest
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)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
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