Lee Jun-hyung
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| Born | March 9, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu, KOR[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Jun-hyung (born March 9, 1997) is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.[1] While playing lead for Jeong Yeong-seok, his team won the 2020 Korean Curling Championships and later represented North Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.
Career
[edit]In 2019, Lee and his team of Jeong Yeong-seok, Kim San, Park Se-won and Kim Seung-min won the 2020 Korean Curling Championships.[2] After losing the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, his team defeated Kim Soo-hyuk 8–7 in the semifinal and upset defending champions Kim Chang-min 12–10 in the final.[3] Their win earned them the right to represent South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta. For the championship, the team altered their lineup, bringing Kim Jeong-min and Seo Min-guk in to replace Kim San and Kim Seung-min.[4] At the Worlds, they finished with a 2–11 record.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Lee is a full-time curler.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| 2020–21 | Jeong Yeong-seok | Kim San | Park Se-won | Lee Jun-hyung | Kim Seung-min |
| Jeong Yeong-seok | Park Se-won | Kim Jeong-min | Lee Jun-hyung | Seo Min-guk | |
| 2021–22 | Jeong Yeong-seok | Kim Jeong-min | Park Se-won | Lee Jun-hyung | Seo Min-guk |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Korean National Men's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Korean National Men's Curling Championship – Final – Kim Chang-min vs Jeong Yeong-seok". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ Donna Spencer (March 31, 2021). "A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field". CBC. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
