Chaeun Lee

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Chaeun Lee
Personal information
Native name이채운
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)
Hwaseong, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportSnowboarding
EventHalfpipe
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bakuriani Halfpipe
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2024 Gangwon Halfpipe
Gold medal – first place 2024 Gangwon Slopestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Leysin Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Krasnoyarsk Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Leysin Big Air

Chaeun Lee (Korean: 이채운; born April 11, 2006), also credited in eastern name order as Lee Chaeun or Lee Chae-un, is a South Korean snowboarder. He won a gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 in the halfpipe.

Career

Lee competed in the men's halfpipe in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at just 15 years old, making him the youngest male athlete at the Beijing Games.[1]

In 2023, Lee won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 in Bakuriani, Georgia. The 16-year-old was the first South Korean to win a gold medal in any skiing or snowboarding discipline and also the youngest male snowboard gold medalist in world championship history.[2][3]

At the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province, South Korea, Lee grabbed two gold medals in snowboard men's slopestyle and halfpipe.[4][5] He became the first South Korean to win a gold medal in snowboarding at any Winter Olympic competition.

References

  1. ^ "스노보드 이채운, 한국 최연소 선수로 '베이징행'". SBS News. February 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Merrell, Chloe (March 3, 2023). "16-year-old Korean Lee Chae-un wins snowboard halfpipe title at 2023 Freestyle Worlds". Olympics.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Korean teen snowboarder Lee Chae-un wins world title in halfpipe". The Korea Times. March 3, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (January 25, 2024). "Snowboarder Lee Chae-un wins slopestyle gold at Winter Youth Olympics". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Smirnova, Lena (February 1, 2024). "Home hero Lee Chaeun grabs second gold at Gangwon 2024 on way to karaoke as proud dad and nation watch on". Olympics.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.