Chaeun Lee (Korean: 이채운; born April 11, 2006), also credited in eastern name order as Lee Chaeun or Lee Chae-un, is a South Korean snowboarder. He won a gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 이채운 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 11 April 2006 Hwaseong, South Korea |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event | Halfpipe |
Career
Lee competed in the men's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was 15 years old and the youngest male athlete competing at the Beijing Games.[1]
In 2023, Lee won the gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 in Bakuriani, Georgia. The 16-year-old was the first South Korean to win a gold medal in any skiing or snowboarding discipline and also the youngest male snowboard gold medalist in world championship history.[2][3]
At the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province, South Korea, Lee grabbed two gold medals in snowboard men's slopestyle and halfpipe.[4][5] He became the first South Korean to win a gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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