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Lee Yong-hyun

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Lee Yong-hyun
Personal information
Born11, November 1993
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamKorean Wushu Team
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kazan Gunshu
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kazan Duilian
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jakarta Changquan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Yangon Gunshu
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Daoshu+Gunshu
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Macau Gunshu

Lee Yong-hyun (Korean용현; RRyonghyeon) is a Wushu taolu athlete from South Korea.

Career

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Lee made his international debut at the 2014 Asian Games where he won the silver medal in men's daoshu and gunshu.[1][2] He then competed in the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he won a bronze medal in changquan.[3] His last competition was at the 2017 World Wushu Championships where he was the world champion in gunshu and a silver medalist in duilian with Lee Yong-mun and Lee Ha-sung.[4][5]

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee's first major international competition was the 2022 Asian Games (hosted in 2023) where he competed in the men's daoshu and gunshu combined event but did not place.[6] He then competed at the 2023 World Wushu Championships and placed fifth in gunshu.[7] Several months later, he became the Asian champion in gunshu at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships.[8]

Personal life

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His brother, Lee Yong-mun, is also a highly skilled wushu athlete.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "은메달 이용현 "우슈 알려졌으면 좋겠어요"" [Silver medal Lee Yong-hyeon “I want Wushu to be known”]. Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. ^ "[아시안게임] 이용현, 우슈 남자 도술·곤술 '은메달'" [[Asian Games] Lee Yong-hyeon, Wushu Men's Daoshu and Gunshu 'Silver Medal']. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  5. ^ a b Kim, Dal-ho (2017-10-24). "우슈 금메달 이용현·용문 형제" [Wushu gold medal brothers Yong-hyeon and Yong-moon]. Daejeon Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). HAGOC. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  8. ^ "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
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