 Lee Hye-jin (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32) Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lee Hye-jin (Korean pronunciation: [i.ɦje̞.dʑin] or [i] [hje̞.dʑin], born ) is a South Korean track cyclist.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's sprint, women's keirin, and women's team sprint.
She was eighth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in keirin.
Lee won the silver medal in the women's keirin at the 2018 Asian Games.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she again competed in the women's keirin and women's sprint. She won a silver medal in the women's keirin at the 2020 World Championships, the best result ever for a Korean cyclist. With this result, she became the world number 1 in women's keirin.
Alongside Hwang Hyeon-seo, Kim Ha-eun, Cho Sun-yong, Lee was part of the women's sprint team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.
Major results
- 2014
- Asian Track Championships
- 2nd
500m Time Trial - 2nd Team Sprint (with Kim Won-gyeong)
- 2nd
- 2nd Team Sprint, Asian Games (with Kim Won-gyeong)
- 2nd Sprint, Japan Track Cup 1
- 3rd Keirin, Japan Track Cup 2
- Incheon International Track Competition
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 2015
- Asian Track Championships
- 1st
Team Sprint (with Choi Seulgi) - 2nd Keirin
- 1st
- 2016
- 2nd Team Sprint, Asian Track Championships (with Cho Sun-young)
- 2017
- 1st Team Sprint, Asian Track Championships (with Kim Won-gyeong)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Hye-jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "Asian Games gold for Hong Kong cyclist Sarah Lee in women's keirin". South China Morning Post. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- "Hyejin Lee at Olympics.com". Olympics.com. 24 August 2024.
- ^ Daily, The Chosun (27 February 2024). "Cyclist Lee Hye-jin Claims World No. 1 Spot in Women's Keirin Rankings". The Chosun Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- "Korea wins silver in team track cycling". koreatimes. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
- Lee Hye-Jin at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lee Hye-Jin at CycleBase
- Lee Hye-Jin at Olympedia
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