Lee Jun-ho (Korean: 이준호; born 22 October 1995) is a South Korean male artistic gymnast who represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 2018 Asian Games. He is a three-time Asian Championships bronze medalist.

Lee Jun-ho
Nickname(s)Jaemijuno
Country represented South Korea
Born (1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 28)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubKorea National Sport University
Head coach(es)Jo Seong-Min
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
Asian Gymnastics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Putian Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hiroshima Horizontal bar
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju Team

Early life edit

Lee was born in 1995 in Seoul. He began gymnastics when he was ten years old.[2]

Career edit

At the 2012 Asian Championships, Lee won a bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Kenzō Shirai and Kim Han-sol.[3] He represented South Korea at the 2015 Summer Universiade and helped the team win the silver medal behind Japan.[4] Then at the 2015 Asian Championships, he won a bronze medal with the South Korean team and on the horizontal bar.[5][6] He made his World Championships debut in 2015 where South Korea placed seventh in the team final.[7]

Lee competed at the 2016 Glasgow World Cup and placed ninth in the all-around.[8] He represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games and helped the team win the bronze medal behind China and Japan.[9] He competed with the South Korean team that placed 13th in the qualification round of the 2018 World Championships.[10]

At the 2019 World Championships, Lee helped the South Korean team finish ninth in the qualification round, making them the first reserve for the team final.[11] Additionally, this result earned South Korea a team berth for the 2020 Olympics.[12] After the World Championships, he competed at the 2019 Swiss Cup Zürich alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, and they finished seventh.[13]

Lee finished second in the all-around at South Korea's Olympic Trials and was selected to represent South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Kim Han-sol, Ryu Sung-hyun, and Yang Hak-seon.[14] At the Olympic Games, the team placed 11th during the qualification round.[15] Individually, he finished 22nd in the all-around final.[16] After the Olympic Games, he competed at the World Championships but did not qualify for any finals.[17]

Lee finished fifth on the vault at the 2022 Doha World Cup.[18] Then at the 2022 World Championships, he helped South Korea qualify for the team final and place eighth.[19] Individually, he qualified for the vault final and placed sixth.[20]

At the 2023 World Championships, Lee finished 23rd in the all-around during the qualification round.[21] With this result, he earned an individual berth for the 2024 Olympic Games.[22] He also finished 23rd in the all-around final.[23]

Competitive history edit

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2012
Asian Championships 4 4   5
2015 Summer Universiade  
Asian Championships   4 7  
World Championships 7
2016 Glasgow World Cup 9
2018
Asian Games   9 7
World Championships 13
2019
World Championships R1
Swiss Cup 7
2021 Olympic Trials  
Olympic Games 11 22
World Championships 40
2022 Doha World Cup 5
World Championships 8 6
2023
World Championships 23

References edit

  1. ^ "Lee Junho". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Lee Junho". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "5th Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships Results Floor Exercise" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Asian Gymnastics Union. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification & Team Final Results" (PDF). Gwangju 2015. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "6th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships Men's Final Team All-Around Result" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Asian Gymnastics Union. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "6th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships Men's Finals Apparatus Result" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Asian Gymnastics Union. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ "All-Around Results Men's Competition Mens & Womens Artistic - Glasgow FIG Artistic World" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final". 2018 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's Team Quaification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ "List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 November 2019). "2019 Swiss Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ Park, Geun-hyung (14 June 2021). "2021년도 남자 기계체조 올림픽대표 최종선발전 종료‥류성현 1위!" [The final selection for the 2021 men's gymnastics Olympic team is over... Ryu Seong-hyun, 1st place!]. EduYonhap (in Korean). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's All-Around Final – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 March 2022). "2022 Doha World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  19. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  20. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's Vault Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 November 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Team and individual finals set, after men's qualifications conclude at Worlds". International Gymnast Magazine. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Final nine Men's Artistic Gymnastics teams solidify Olympic team qualification in Paris". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  23. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

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