Chun Lee-Kyung
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| Chun Lee-Kyung | ||||||||
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Short Track Speed Skating | |||
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| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | 1000 m | |
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | 3000 m Relay | |
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | 1000 m | |
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | 3000 m Relay | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | 500 m | |
Chun Lee-Kyung (born January 6, 1976) is a Korean short track speed skater, who dominated women's short track for much of 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 with time of 1 minute 36.87 seconds, and was part of the team that won the 3000 m relay in a world record time.
In 1998, at the Nagano Games, Chun successfully defended her Olympic titles, by defeating China's Yang Yang 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 also won the world championship three times in a row, in 1995, 1996 and 1997, and retired shortly after the 1998 Olympics.
In 2002, Chun was elected to the Athletes' Committee of the International Olympic Committee.
