Chun Lee-Kyung (c. 1976–)

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Chun Lee-Kyung (c. 1976–)

South Korean short-track speedskater. Born c. 1976 in South Korea.

Won gold medals for 1,000 meter and 3,000-meter relay at Lillehammer Olympics (1994); won World overall title (1995–96), then shared the World overall title with Yang Yang (A) (1997); won gold medals for 1,000 meters and 3,000-meter relay and a bronze for 500 meters at Nagano Olympics, the most successful short tracker of all time (1998).

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