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Lee Sang-hwaSouth Korean speed skater
Date of Birth: 25.02.1989
Country:  South Korea |
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Career Highlights
Lee Sang-hwais a South Korean short track speed skater who specializes in sprint events. Throughout her decorated career, she has achieved remarkable success:
Olympic Gold Medals
500m (2010, 2014)World Championships
Sprint All-around (2010)
500m (2012, 2013, 2016)
Silver (500m)
Bronze (500m) (2)
Universiade Championships
500m (2)
World Record
On January 20, 2013, at a World Cup event in Calgary, Lee Sang-hwa etched her name in the history books by setting a new world record in the 500m event. She clocked in at an astonishing 36.80 seconds, shattering the previous record by 14 hundredths of a second. Remarkably, she also set a new women's world record in the last 400 meters with a time of 26.54 seconds.
