Lee Sang-hwa

Lee Sang-hwa

Personal information
Born	(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Spouse	Kangnam ​ (m. 2019)​
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
Team	Seoul Metropolitan Government
Retired	2019
Medal record Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 500 m 2014 Sochi 500 m 2018 Pyeongchang 500 m World Sprint Championships 2010 Obihiro Women 2013 Salt Lake City Women World Single Distance Championships 2012 Heerenveen 500 m 2013 Sochi 500 m 2016 Kolomna 500 m 2011 Inzell 500 m 2017 Gangneung 500 m 2005 Inzell 500 m 2009 Vancouver 500 m World Junior Championships 2005 Seinäjoki All Around Winter Universiade 2007 Torino 500 m 2009 Harbin 500 m 2009 Harbin 100 m Asian Winter Games 2007 Changchun 500 m 2011 Astana-Almaty 500 m 2017 Sapporo 500 m 2007 Changchun 100 m

Lee Sang-hwa (Korean: 이상화; Hanja: 李相花, Korean pronunciation: [i.saŋ.ɦwa]; born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 metres (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 World Sprint champion. She is the current world record holder in women's 500 metres with the time of 36.36 seconds set in Salt Lake City on 16 November 2013,^[1] and held the South Korean record on 1000 metres from March 2009 until January 2024.^[2]

She has also won three World Championships medals in 500 metres, and has placed in the top three in World Cup events four times in this distance. Her first World Cup victory, however, came on the non-Olympic distance 100 metres. On the 1000 metres, however, she has never placed higher than fifth in international events (2010 World Sprint Championships, first 1000 metres).