Lee Kyung-keun

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Lee Kyung-keun
Personal information
Born (1962-11-07) 7 November 1962 (age 61)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
이경근
Hanja
Revised Romanization Lee Gyeong-geun
McCune–Reischauer Yi Kyeŏng-kŭn
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1988)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (1985)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul 65 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Seoul 65 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Seoul 65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 176
JudoInside.com 6101
Updated on 6 June 2023.

Lee Kyung-Keun (born 7 November 1962) is a South Korean retired judoka.

Lee was a runner-up in the half-lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1985 World Judo Championships.

Three years later, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Lee won an Olympic gold medal in the half-lightweight (65 kg) division.


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