Lee Young-sun

Lee Young-Sun (Korean: 이영선; RR: I Yeong-seon, born 21 February 1974) is a retired female javelin thrower from South Korea. Her personal best throw is 58.87 metres, achieved at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing South Korea
1991	Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	55.06 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (q)	55.10 m
1993	East Asian Games	Shanghai, China	2nd	61.44 m
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	1st	58.62 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	20th (q)	54.78 m
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	2nd	62.30 m
1995	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	58.68 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	61.62 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	15th (q)	58.66 m
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	56.10 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	22nd (q)	55.98 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	7th	57.22 m
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	62.09 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	27th (q)	51.36 m*
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	55.78 m*
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	33rd (q)	49.84 m*
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	3rd	53.72 m*
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	58.87 m*
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	55.29 m*

* New model javelin

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Young-sun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

External links

• Lee Young-Sun at World Athletics
• Lee Young-Sun at Olympedia