Lee Yeon-Kyung
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Lee Yeon-Kyung (born 15 April 1981) is a South Korea
n track and field
athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles
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She established herself at national level with back-to-back wins at the South Korean athletics championship from 1998 to 2001. Her first major international medal came at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships held in Incheon
, where she took the silver medal
behind China's Su Yiping
. The following year she reached the podium at the 2006 Asian Games
, taking home the bronze medal
in the women's hurdles. Her time of 13.23 seconds in the final was a new South Korean record
for the event. She competed at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships and won another bronze while Japan's Mami Ishino took the continental title.
Lee improved her national record in 2010, running a time of 13.12 seconds at the Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting
in May. Further progress came at that year's national championships, which she won in a new best of 13 seconds exactly. Her season peaked at the 2010 Asian Games
where she pipped Natalya Ivoninskaya, a Kazakh Olympian, to the gold medal
in the final and became the first Korean to win the hurdles title at the games.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles
100 metres hurdles
The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...
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She established herself at national level with back-to-back wins at the South Korean athletics championship from 1998 to 2001. Her first major international medal came at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships held in Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, where she took the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
behind China's Su Yiping
Su Yiping
Su Yiping is a female Chinese hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.91 seconds, achieved in October 1999 in Huizhou.-Achievements:-References:...
. The following year she reached the podium at the 2006 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games
An Athletics competition was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events were contested for the men while 22 were on the slate for the women. Only the 3000 Meter Steeplechase was not contested for by the women...
, taking home the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the women's hurdles. Her time of 13.23 seconds in the final was a new South Korean record
South Korean records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in South Korea maintained by the Korean Association of Athletics Federations .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
for the event. She competed at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships and won another bronze while Japan's Mami Ishino took the continental title.
Lee improved her national record in 2010, running a time of 13.12 seconds at the Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting
Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting
The Colorful Daegu Pre-Championship Meeting is an annual track and field competition at the Daegu Stadium in Daegu, South Korea as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2005.-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
in May. Further progress came at that year's national championships, which she won in a new best of 13 seconds exactly. Her season peaked at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, China from 21 to 27 November 2010. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women - matching the Olympic athletics programme...
where she pipped Natalya Ivoninskaya, a Kazakh Olympian, to the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the final and became the first Korean to win the hurdles title at the games.