Lee Jin-kyu

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Lee Jin-kyu
Full nameLee Jin-kyu
Date of birth (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth South Korea
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Hyundai Glovis
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020- Hyundai Glovis 17 (40)
Correct as of 4 June 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– South Korea 2 (15)
Correct as of 3 April 2025
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017– South Korea
Correct as of 3 April 2025
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Lee Jin-kyu (born 4 July 1994) is a South Korean rugby sevens player. [1] He competed for South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Rugby career

Lee competed for South Korea in the men's sevens tournament at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [2] [3] He also represented South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa. [4]

He was selected in the South Korean fifteens team to compete at the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship. [5] He scored a brace of tries in his sides 55–5 thrashing of Malaysia in their opening match. [6] [7]

He was part of the Hyundai Glovis side that won the 39th Chungmu-gi National Rugby Championship in 2025. [8]

References

  1. "Lee Jin-kyu". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Republic of Korea - Pool A Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "Men's Sevens Squads for Tokyo 2020 from Asia". Asia Rugby. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. "Korea Men's Sevens Squad Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. "Fans Guide To Asia Rugby Men's Championship 2024". RugbyAsia247. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. "Mexico the big winners in the World Rugby Men's Rankings". www.world.rugby. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. Lee, Jungwon (3 June 2024). "South Korea's 15-man national rugby team beat Malaysia 55-5 in the first match of the "2024 Asia Rug.. - MK". 매일경제. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. "Hyundai GLOVIS Rugby Team claims victory at 39th Chungmu National Tournament". CHOSUNBIZ. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.