Lee Ah-reum
Lee Ah-reum (Korean: 이아름; born 22 April 1992) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.[1] She attended Seoul Physical Education High School (서울체육고등학교) and Korea National Sport University.[2] She won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the women's featherweight category, defeating Mayu Hamada of Japan.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in the women's featherweight category, beating the Olympic champion Jade Jones in the semi-finals and Hatice Kübra İlgün of Turkey in the final.[4]
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| Native name | 이아름 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 이아름 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | I Areum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Arŭm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPA | [i.a̠ɾɯm] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- 이기홍 [Yi Gi-hong] (4 July 2017). '고양시 태권낭자' 이아름, 한국 태권도 간판으로 우뚝!. Simin Ilbo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- 서완석 [Suh Won-sik] (1 October 2014). 태권도 금3… 특별과외 덕 봤다. Kukmin Ilbo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Lee Ah-reum wins gold at taekwondo world championships". The Korea Herald. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
External links
- (in Korean) Video interview with Lee after the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Moscow, via Mookas
- Lee Ah-reum at TaekwondoData.com
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