LEE Migyeong

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 2 Oct 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.70/5'6''

Place of birth: SEOUL

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Place of residence : JAPAN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women KOR Republic of Korea	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #04 NOR Norway 39 KOR Republic of Korea 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #10 KOR Republic of Korea 36 NED Netherlands 43	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #15 JPN Japan 24 KOR Republic of Korea 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #20 MNE Montenegro 28 KOR Republic of Korea 26	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #25 KOR Republic of Korea 31 ANG Angola 31	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Quarterfinal #34 SWE Sweden 39 KOR Republic of Korea 30	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2012	London, GBR

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Women	2019	Japan
13	Women	2017	Germany

Asian Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Japan
1	Women	2017	Republic of Korea

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Daegu Future College, Republic of Korea

Languages spoken:

Omron Pindys [Japan] since 2021

Yuki Mizuno [club], JPN; Kang Jae-Won [national], KOR

Position style:

Centre back (sportsworldi.com, 04 Feb 2020)

Right (sportsevent.jp, 03 Mar 2021)

In 2013 she sustained an injury to her knee. (hani.co.kr, 05 Sep 2013)

National league:

Japan Handball League [JPN] (jhl.handball.jp, 17 Jan 2020)

She took up the sport in grade four at Hwangji Elementary School in Taebaek, Republic of Korea. (news.kbs.co.kr, 05 Jan 2010)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (hankookilbo.com, 27 Feb 2020)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] and one of the Best Seven Players for the 2020/21 Handball Korea League. (winternewskorea.com, 26 Feb 2021)

She received the Top Scorer Award, Most Valuable Player Award, Field Score Award and a Best Seven Award for the 2017 Japan Handball League. (izumi-maplereds.com, 2017)

She received the Distinguished Player Award for the 2016 Japan Handball League. (izumi-maplereds.com, 2017)

General Interest

General
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
In 2016 she relocated to Japan, first joining Izumi Maple Reds and then playing for Hidatakayama Black Bulls between 2018 and 2019. She returned to the Republic of Korea in February 2019 to join Busan Infrastructure Corporation, before returning to Japan and signing for Omron Pindys in 2021. "I was considering retiring from competition, but I cannot do that until I accomplish my goal. I want to win a Japan Handball League title." (donga.com, 11 Apr 2019; kyeonggi.com, 12 Dec 2017; busan.com, 26 Feb 2019; sports.news.naver.com, 28 Nov 2018; sportsevent.jp, 03 Mar 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015978497765

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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