Lee Dong-keun (; born September 10, 1979) is a South Korean curler from

Gyeongbuk North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, an ...

. He is a former Pacific Curling champion, and has twice skipped Korea at the World Curling Championships.

Career

Lee has played in five

Pacific Curling Championships The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-place ...

. He won a gold medal in , in his second event, defeating Australia's

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in the final. It was an improvement from the 4th place finish Lee had in . At the 2003 World University Games, Lee's Korean rink picked up a bronze medal. Later in the season, Lee represented Korea for the first time at the World Championships, by virtue of winning the Pacific region in . At the

2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2003 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from April 5–13, 2003. Teams Round robin standings Round ...

, Korea finished in last place. The following season he won a bronze medal at the Pacific curling championships. Lee did not play internationally for five years, before finishing 4th at the

2008 Pacific Curling Championships The 2008 Pacific Curling Championships took place in Naseby, New Zealand from 2–9 November 2008. The top two finishers of the men's event competed in the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, while women's winner China and host country Sou ...

. Two years later he won a silver medal at the

2010 Pacific Curling Championships The 2010 Pacific Curling Championships were held from November 16 to the 23, 2010 in Uiseong, South Korea. The Pacific Championships act as the qualifiers for the 2011 World Curling Championships. The top two women's berths moved on to the 2011 ...

, losing to China's

Wang Fengchun Wang Fengchun (; born February 2, 1982, in Harbin, Heilongjiang; usually referred to in the media as Fengchun Wang) is a Chinese curler. He is the skip of the national team. Wang was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curl ...

in the final. This qualified Lee for his second World championship, to be played in .

Personal life

Lee was once a bowler, but made the transition to curling in 1998 upon the recommendation of a friend.

External links

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Korean bowler turned curler to represent his country at world men's curling championship - ''Regina Leader-Post''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Dong-keun 1979 births Living people South Korean male curlers Asian Games medalists in curling Curlers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Universiade medalists in curling Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2003 Winter Universiade 21st-century South Korean people