Lee Hye-jin

Lee Hye-jin
Lee Hye-jin (2020)
Personal information
Born (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32)
Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Berlin Keirin
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team sprint
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Jakarta Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2020 Jincheon Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Jakarta Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Jincheon Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Nilai Team sprint

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.[1]

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.[2]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she again competed in the women's keirin and women's sprint.[3] She won a silver medal in the women's keirin at the 2020 World Championships, the best result ever for a Korean cyclist.[4] With this result, she became the world number 1 in women's keirin.[4]

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.[5]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Asian Games gold for Hong Kong cyclist Sarah Lee in women's keirin". South China Morning Post. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Hyejin Lee at Olympics.com". Olympics.com. 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Korea wins silver in team track cycling". koreatimes. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.