Hobbies
Watching television. (donga.com, 15 Sep 2021)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Korean
Club
Gyeongsangbuk Provincial Office : Republic of Korea
Coach
Shin Ki-Jeong [club], KOR; Lee Jeong-Sik [national], KOR
Sporting relatives
Her father Lee Jong represented the Republic of Korea in artistic gymnastics in the 1990s. Her brother Lee Jang-Won has also competed in the sport at international level. (kwnews.co.kr, 03 Jan 2022; gymnastics.or.kr, 12 Apr 2021; chosun.com, 23 Nov 2020; munhwa.com, 23 May 2018)
International senior debut
2019
Injuries
In April 2021 she broke the big toe on her right foot while training on uneven bars. (donga.com, 15 Sep 2021)
In 2017 she sustained an injury to a ligament in her ankle and was sidelined for two months. (munhwa.com, 23 May 2018)
Start sporting career
She got involved in gymnastics in grade one of primary school.
Reason for taking up the sport
She was encouraged to take up the sport by her father, who was a coach at Jeonnong Elementary School in the Republic of Korea.
Ambitions
To finish on the podium at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (yeongnam.com, 19 Jun 2022)
Hero / Idol
Romanian artistic gymnast Nadia Comaneci. (munhwa.com, 23 May 2018)
Most influential person in career
Her father Lee Jong. (donga.com, 15 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2019 she was named Best Athlete by the Seoul Sports Council in the Republic of Korea. (sportsseoul.com, 19 Dec 2019; Instagram profile, 19 Dec 2019)
She received the Star of Next Generation Award at the 2015 Korean Female Athletics Grand Awards in the Republic of Korea. (news1.kr, 24 Nov 2015)
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