Lee Jun-hyung (born March 9, 1997) is a South Korean curler from

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. While playing

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for

Jeong Yeong-seok Jeong Yeong-seok (born April 14, 1995) is a South Korean curling, curler from Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He currently plays Third (curling), third on the Gangwon Provincial Office curling team skipped by Park Jong-duk ...

, his team won the

2020 Korean Curling Championships The 2020 Korean Curling Championships (branded as the 2020 KB Financial Korean Curling Championships), Korea's national curling championships, were held from November 19 to 24 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. The winnin ...

and later represented North Korea at the

2021 World Men's Curling Championship The 2021 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 2021 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 2 to 11 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Canada. Th ...

Career

In 2019, Lee and his team of

, Kim San, Park Se-won and

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won the

. After losing the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, his team defeated

Kim Soo-hyuk Kim Soo-hyuk (born May 5, 1984) is a Korean curler from Gyeongi-do. He currently skips the Gyeongbuk Athletic Association curling team out of Uiseong. Career At just 17 years old, Kim was a member of the Korean team at the 2001 Pacific Curling ...

8–7 in the semifinal and upset defending champions

Kim Chang-min Kim Chang-min (born September 4, 1985 in Uiseong County) is a South Korean curler. Kim was the skip of the South Korean men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Juniors Kim's curling career began quickly, with a trip to the 1998 Pacific ...

12–10 in the final. Their win earned them the right to represent South Korea at the

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. For the championship, the team altered their lineup, bringing Kim Jeong-min and

Seo Min-guk Seo Min-guk (born September 17, 1991) is a South Korean curling, curler from Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. As the alternate for Jeong Yeong-seok, he represented South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship. Ca ...

in to replace Kim San and Kim Seung-min. At the Worlds, they finished with a 2–11 record.

Personal life

Lee is a full-time curler.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jun-hyung 1997 births Living people South Korean male curlers Sportspeople from Uijeongbu 21st-century South Korean people