Lee Mi-young (handballer)

Lee Mi-Young (born January 28, 1969) is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion.

Lee Mi-young
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team

She participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and received a gold medal with the Korean team.[1]

She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she again received a gold medal.[2] At the 1992 Olympics Lee was ranked 3rd in goals, scoring 23 goals in 5 games, and she was eventually named to the All-Star Team of the competition.

After the 1992 Olympics, she retired from pro handball, and is currently working as a librarian in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)
  2. ^ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 24, 2008)
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