Lee Chung-hee (basketball)

Lee Chung-hee
Personal information
BornNovember 7, 1959 (1959-11-07) (age 66)
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight74 kg (163 lb)
PositionShooting guard
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  South Korea
FIBA Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place1981 KolkataTeam
Bronze medal – third place1983 Hong KongTeam
Silver medal – second place1985 Kuala LumpurTeam
Silver medal – second place1987 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place1989 BeijingTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1978 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 New DelhiTeam
Silver medal – second place1986 SeoulTeam
Bronze medal – third place1990 BeijingTeam

Lee Chung-Hee (Korean: 이충희, born November 7, 1959, in Cheolwon, Gangwon Province) is a retired South Korean basketball player.

He played as a shooting guard. A strong perimeter shooter, Lee Chung Hee was named the Most Valuable Player of the 14th Asian Basketball Championship, albeit South Korea lost to China at the final in 1987. He is 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall. He competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, where the South Korean team finished in ninth position.[1]

His former teams include Hyundai Electronics and Hung Kuo Elephants.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Chong-Hui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Other name(s): Lee Chong-Hee