Chun Lee-kyung

Chun Lee-kyung

Personal information
Born	January 6, 1976
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
World championship wins	1995 Overall 1996 Overall 1997 Overall
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Speed skating
Retired	1998
Medal record Women's short-track speed skating Competitor for  South Korea Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 0 1 World Championships 9 11 3 World Team Championships 4 2 0 Olympic Games 1998 Nagano 1000 m 1998 Nagano 3000 m relay 1994 Lillehammer 1000 m 1994 Lillehammer 3000 m relay 1998 Nagano 500 m World Championships 1995 Gjøvik 1500 m 1995 Gjøvik 3000 m 1995 Gjøvik Overall 1996 The Hague 1500 m 1996 The Hague Overall 1997 Nagano 1500 m 1997 Nagano 3000 m 1997 Nagano Overall 1998 Vienna 3000 m 1993 Beijing 1500 m 1993 Beijing 3000 m 1993 Beijing Overall 1995 Gjovik 1000 m 1995 Gjovik 3000 m relay 1996 The Hague 1000 m 1996 The Hague 3000 m 1997 Nagano 3000 m relay 1998 Vienna 1000 m 1998 Vienna Overall 1998 Vienna 3000 m relay 1993 Beijing 3000 m relay 1994 Guildford 3000 m relay 1997 Nagano 1000 m World Team Championships 1992 Nobeyama Team 1995 Zoetermeer Team 1996 Lake Placid Team 1997 Seoul Team 1994 Cambridge Team 1998 Bormio Team

Chun Lee-kyung
Hangul	전이경
Hanja	全利卿
Revised Romanization	Jeon Igyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏn Rigyŏng

Chun Lee-kyung (Hangul: 전이경, Hanja: 全利卿; born January 6, 1976 in Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion ^[1] and three-time Overall World Champion for 1995–1997. She was a dominant force in International Short Track Speed Skating during the mid-1990s.

Chun took part in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, at the age of 15, but failed to win much attention. In 1994, however, Chun won two gold medals at the Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games. She won the women's 1000 m final, defeating the reigning World Champion Nathalie Lambert and former World Champion Kim So-hee, and was part of the team that won the 3000 m relay in a world record time along with Kim.

Between 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics, Chun won the Overall World Championship three times in a row, in 1995, 1996 and 1997 (becoming the second person to have won three consecutive Overall World Championships). She also won the Overall World Cup title for 1997–1998 season.

In 1998, at the Nagano Winter Olympics, Chun successfully defended both of her Olympic titles, by defeating China's Yang Yang (A) and Yang Yang (S) in the 1000 m final after trailing for most of the race. She led the relay team to another Olympic victory with world record time, completing the first "double-double" in Olympic short track history. She became the first quadruple Olympic Champion in Short Track Speed Skating and the first one from Korea. Chun retired shortly after the 1998 Olympics.

In 2002, Chun was elected to the Athletes' Committee of the International Olympic Committee.

References

1. Olympic results