Lee Yong-hyun

Lee Yong-hyun

Personal information
Born	11, November 1993
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Team	Korean Wushu Team
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 2017 Kazan Gunshu 2017 Kazan Duilian 2015 Jakarta Changquan World Cup 2018 Yangon Gunshu Asian Games 2014 Incheon Daoshu+Gunshu Asian Championships 2024 Macau Gunshu

Lee Yong-hyun (Korean: 용현; RR: yonghyeon) is a Wushu taolu athlete from South Korea.

Career

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

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

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

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. 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.

External links

• Lee Yong-hyun profile at info.hangzhou2022.cn