Lee Do-hyun (climber)

{{Short description|South Korean climber (born 2002)}}

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{{Medal|Gold | Prague 2024 | Bouldering }}

{{Medal|Gold | Seoul 2024 | Bouldering }}

{{Medal|Silver | Keqiao 2025 | Bouldering }}

{{Medal|Silver | Innsbruck 2022 | Bouldering }}

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Lee Dohyun ({{langx|ko|이도현}}, born October 8, 2002), also known as Dohyun Lee, is a South Korean rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, particularly in competition bouldering.

Climbing career

Lee started competing in international youth competition climbing events in 2016. He started competing on the international senior circuit at IFSC Climbing World Cups in 2019.

In 2022, Lee won his first World Cup medal at the Boulder World Cup in Innsbruck, placing second.{{Cite web |last=Cluff |first=Jilli |date=2022-06-27 |title=IFSC World Cup: Garnbret Returns, Plus Historic Wins for Duffy & Grossman |url=https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/ifsc-climbing-innsbruck-boulder-lead-2022 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=GearJunkie |language=en-US}} He finished the season in seventh place in the overall ranking for bouldering.

In 2023, Lee won his first World Cup gold medal at the Boulder World Cup in Prague.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-05 |title=NEWS: Lee and Bertone Win IFSC Boulder World Cup Prague 2023 |url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/06/lee_and_bertone_win_ifsc_boulder_world_cup_prague_2023-73353 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.ukclimbing.com |language=en}} He finished the season in second place in the overall ranking for bouldering. He went on to win a bronze medal in bouldering at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships,{{Cite web |title=IFSC Climbing Result Service |url=https://ifsc.results.info/#/event/1301/cr/8320 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ifsc.results.info |language=en}} finishing in fourth place in lead climbing and in seventh place in the combined bouldering and lead climbing event.{{Cite web |title=IFSC Climbing Result Service |url=https://ifsc.results.info/#/event/1301/general/lead |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ifsc.results.info |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=IFSC Climbing Result Service |url=https://ifsc.results.info/#/event/1301/general/boulder&lead |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ifsc.results.info |language=en}}

In 2024, Lee placed first in the rankings of the combined bouldering and lead climbing event at the Olympic Qualifier Series, securing a spot for the combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |last=Aspland |first=Richard |date=2024-06-23 |title=Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. |url=https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/news/paris-2024-line-up-complete-with-addition-of-boulder-lead-climbers |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.ifsc-climbing.org |language=en}} At the Olympics, Lee finished in fifteenth place in the semifinals of the combined event and did not move on to finals.{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Steven |date=2024-08-07 |title=Huge Upsets in Men’s Sport Climbing Lead Semifinal |url=https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/mens-sport-climbing-semifinal-results-paris-olympics/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Climbing |language=en-US}} Lee went on to defend his gold medal at the Boulder World Cup in Prague.{{Cite web |last=Vettoretti |first=Marco |date=2024-09-21 |title=Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. |url=https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/news/one-year-later-lee-dohyun-is-still-the-king-of-prague |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.ifsc-climbing.org |language=en}} He finished out the season by winning a gold medal in bouldering followed by a silver medal in lead at the World Cup in Seoul, becoming one of only three male climbers to win medals in bouldering and lead at the same event.{{Cite web |last=Aspland |first=Richard |date=2024-10-06 |title=Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. |url=https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/news/pilz-does-the-lead-double-as-anraku-returns-to-winning-ways |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.ifsc-climbing.org |language=en}} He finished the season in sixth place in the overall ranking for bouldering and thirteenth place in the overall ranking for lead.

Rankings

= IFSC Climbing World Cup =

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! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | Discipline{{Cite web |title=IFSC Climbing Result Service |url=https://ifsc.results.info/#/athlete/2101 |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=ifsc.results.info |language=en}}

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2019

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2022

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2023

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2024

align="left" | Lead

| 47

| 15

| 36

| 13

align="left" | Bouldering

| -

| 7

| style="background: Silver" | 2

| 6

= IFSC Climbing World Championships =

Youth

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! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | Discipline

! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2016
Youth B

! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2017
Youth B

! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2018
Youth A

align="left | Lead

| 42

| 29

| 9

align="left" | Bouldering

| 35

| 20

| 10

align="left" | Speed

| -

| 48

| -

align="left" | Combined

| -

| 23

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Senior

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! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | Discipline

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | Hachioji
2019

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | Bern
2023

align="left" | Lead

| 66

| 4

align="left" | Bouldering

| 75

| style="background: #cc9966" | 3

align="left" | Speed

| 53

| -

align="left" | Combined

| 61

| 7

Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup

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! width = "55" style="background: gold;" | Gold

! width = "55" style="background: silver;"| Silver

! width = "55" style="background: #cc9966;"| Bronze

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2022

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|1

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2023112
202422
202511
Total3306

= Lead =

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width = "55" | Season

! width = "55" style="background: gold;" | Gold

! width = "55" style="background: silver;"| Silver

! width = "55" style="background: #cc9966;"| Bronze

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202411
Total0101

References

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