Lee Dohyun (Korean: 이도현, born October 8, 2002), also known as Dohyun Lee, is a South Korean rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, particularly in competition bouldering.
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| Born | October 8, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Climbing career
editLee started competing in international youth competition climbing events in 2016. He started competing on the international senior circuit at IFSC Climbing World Cups in 2019.
In 2022, Lee won his first World Cup medal at the Boulder World Cup in Innsbruck, placing second.[1] He finished the season in seventh place in the overall ranking for bouldering.
In 2023, Lee won his first World Cup gold medal at the Boulder World Cup in Prague.[2] He finished the season in second place in the overall ranking for bouldering. He went on to win a bronze medal in bouldering at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships,[3] finishing in fourth place in lead climbing and in seventh place in the combined bouldering and lead climbing event.[4][5]
In 2024, Lee placed first in the rankings of the combined bouldering and lead climbing event at the Olympic Qualifier Series, securing a spot for the combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6] At the Olympics, Lee finished in fifteenth place in the semifinals of the combined event and did not move on to finals.[7] Lee went on to defend his gold medal at the Boulder World Cup in Prague.[8] He finished out the season by winning a gold medal in bouldering followed by a silver medal in lead at the World Cup in Seoul, becoming one of only three male climbers to win medals in bouldering and lead at the same event.[9] He finished the season in sixth place in the overall ranking for bouldering and thirteenth place in the overall ranking for lead.
Rankings
edit| Discipline | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Lead | 47 | 15 | 36 | 13 |
| Bouldering | - | 7 | 2 | 6 |
IFSC Climbing World Championships
editYouth
| Discipline | 2016 Youth B |
2017 Youth B |
2018 Youth A |
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| Lead | 42 | 29 | 9 |
| Bouldering | 35 | 20 | 10 |
| Speed | - | 48 | - |
| Combined | - | 23 | - |
Senior
| Discipline | Hachioji 2019 |
Bern 2023 |
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| Lead | 66 | 4 |
| Bouldering | 75 | 3 |
| Speed | 53 | - |
| Combined | 61 | 7 |
Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup
editBouldering
edit| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Lead
edit| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Cluff, Jilli (2022-06-27). "IFSC World Cup: Garnbret Returns, Plus Historic Wins for Duffy & Grossman". GearJunkie. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "NEWS: Lee and Bertone Win IFSC Boulder World Cup Prague 2023". www.ukclimbing.com. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Result Service". ifsc.results.info. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Result Service". ifsc.results.info. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Result Service". ifsc.results.info. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Aspland, Richard (2024-06-23). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Potter, Steven (2024-08-07). "Huge Upsets in Men's Sport Climbing Lead Semifinal". Climbing. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Vettoretti, Marco (2024-09-21). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Aspland, Richard (2024-10-06). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Result Service". ifsc.results.info. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
