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Chaeun Lee (Korean: 이채운; born April 11, 2006), is a South Korean snowboarder. He won a gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 이채운 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 11 April 2006 Hwaseong, South Korea |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event | Halfpipe |
Career
editLee competed in the men's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was 15 years old and the youngest male athlete competing at the Beijing Games.[1]
In 2023, Lee won the gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 in Bakuriani, Georgia. He was 16 years old 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]
References
edit- ^ "스노보드 이채운, 한국 최연소 선수로 '베이징행'". SBS News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Merrell, Chloe. "16-year-old Korean Lee Chae-un wins snowboard halfpipe title at 2023 Freestyle Worlds". Olympics.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Korean teen snowboarder Lee Chae-un wins world title in halfpipe". The Korea Times. Retrieved September 13, 2024.