Lee Kyou-hyuk

Lee Kyou-hyuk
Lee Kyou-hyuk, 2007
Personal information
Born (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 (age 46)
South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Sport
Country South Korea
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  South Korea
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hamar Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2008 Heerenveen Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2010 Obihiro Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Heerenveen Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 Calgary Sprint
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Inzell 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nagano 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Richmond 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Salt Lake City 1000 m
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1997 Muju-Jeonju 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Muju-Jeonju 1500 m
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aomori 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Changchun 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Changchun 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Gangwon 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Changchun 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Astana-Almaty Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Astana-Almaty 1500 m
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Kyou-hyuk (Korean: 이규혁; Hanja: 李奎爀; RR: Lee Gyu-hyeok, born 16 March 1978) is a South Korean retired long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters. He was the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Champion and the 2011 World Champion for 500 m. He is one of four men to have won the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships four times.

His first world sprint championship, in 2007, was his first International Championships medal after a 13-year top-level career. As well as his success in the World Sprint Championships, Lee has fourteen wins in individual World Cup races, a gold medal, two silver and one bronze from the World Single Distance Championships and four gold medals from the Asian Winter Games as well as numerous South Korean titles, including 10 successive National Sprint Speed Skating Championships (2001–2010). He has set two world records during his career.