Lee Yong-hyun

Lee Yong-hyun
Personal information
Born (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Events
Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamKorean Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 KazanGunshu
Silver medal – second place2017 KazanDuilian
Silver medal – second place2025 BrasíliaChangquan
Bronze medal – third place2015 JakartaChangquan
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2024 YokohamaGunshu
Bronze medal – third place2018 YangonGunshu
Bronze medal – third place2026 HaikouChangquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonDaoshu+Gunshu
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 MacauGunshu
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place2025 SongyuanChangquan

Lee Yong-hyun (Korean: 용현; RR: yonghyeon, born 11 November 1993) is a Wushu taolu athlete from South Korea.

Career

Lee made his international debut at the 2014 Asian Games where he won the silver medal in men's daoshu and gunshu.[1][2] He then competed in the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he won a bronze medal in changquan.[3] His last competition was at the 2017 World Wushu Championships where he was the world champion in gunshu and a silver medalist in duilian with Lee Yong-mun and Lee Ha-sung.[4][5]

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee's first major international competition was the 2022 Asian Games (hosted in 2023) where he competed in the men's daoshu and gunshu combined event but did not place.[6] He then competed at the 2023 World Wushu Championships and placed fifth in gunshu.[7] Several months later, he became the Asian champion in gunshu at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships.[8] He then won a silver medal in gunshu at the 2024 Taolu World Cup.[9] A year later, he won a bronze medal in changquan at the 2025 Taolu Asian Cup.[10] This was followed by a silver medal in changquan at the 2025 World Wushu Championships,[11] and then a bronze medal in the same event at the 2026 Taolu World Cup.[12]

Personal life

His brother, Lee Yong-mun, is also a highly skilled wushu athlete.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "은메달 이용현 "우슈 알려졌으면 좋겠어요"" [Silver medal Lee Yong-hyeon “I want Wushu to be known”]. Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "[아시안게임] 이용현, 우슈 남자 도술·곤술 '은메달'" [[Asian Games] Lee Yong-hyeon, Wushu Men's Daoshu and Gunshu 'Silver Medal']. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 Kim, Dal-ho (24 October 2017). "우슈 금메달 이용현·용문 형제" [Wushu gold medal brothers Yong-hyeon and Yong-moon]. Daejeon Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). HAGOC. 23 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "The 1st Wushu Taolu Asian Cup Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "17th World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  12. ↑ "IWUF 4th Taolu World Cup Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2026-07-09. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
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