Lee Joo-Yeong
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 이주영 |
| Born | 2005 (age 20–21) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | Recognized Poomsae |
Lee Joo-yeong (Korean: 이주영; also romanized as Lee Joo-young) is a South Korean taekwondo poomsae athlete and multiple-time world champion.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Lee Joo-yeong was born in 2005, and grew up in Suwon city, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. She began to train in taekwondo at the age of 4[5][6]. She began to compete in middle school.[6]
Competitive career
Lee competed at her first world championships in 2018, at the 2018 World Poomsae Championships in Taipei, competing in the Cadet division. In the final round she defeated Thai athlete Ratchadawan Tapaenthong to win the competition.[4] She also competed in the Mixed-pairs division, finishing in 1st place again with teammate Lee Chang-hyun.[7]
Lee would go on to represent South Korea again in the 2022 World Poomsae Championships, in Goyang, South Korea. Now competing in the Junior division, she defeated Taiwanese athlete Chang-ying Yang in the final round, winning another world championship title.[3]
Lee made her senior international debut at the 2024 Asian Poomsae Championships, held in Da Nang, Vietnam. She would go on to earn a gold medal for South Korea.[8]
In 2024, Lee moved up to the Under-30 division. In the final round of the 2024 World Poomsae Championships, held in Hong Kong, she defeated then number 1 ranked Eva Sandersen, outscoring her 9.25 to 9.21.[9] She was named the female MVP of this event.[10][2] With this victory, she became the first poomsae athlete to win a world championship title in three different age divisions. She also ended a 10-year gold medal drought for South Korea in the Under-30 women's division.[11]
Lee would go on to defend her title in the 2026 World Poomsae Championships in Chuncheon, South Korea. She defeated Iranian athlete Mahsa Barzegari in the final round with the scores 9.22 to 9.11.[12] She earned her second world championship gold medal within the Under-30 division, and was named MVP for the second time at a World Championship.[13]
Personal Life
In 2025, Lee underwent knee ligament surgery and spend about a year in rehabilitation.[14]
References
- ↑ "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rodríguez, Laura López (2024-12-06). "Hong Kong 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD (in español). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rodríguez, Laura López (2022-04-26). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD (in español). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rodríguez, Laura López (2018-11-19). "Taipei 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD (in español). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ Park, Se-min (2026-9-19). "'품새 퀸' 이주영, 양 무릎 수술 딛고 세계선수권 4연패… 한국 14회 연속 종합우승 확정". Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "'수원의 딸' 이주영, 세계품새선수권 3회 연속 금메달". Daum | 경기일보. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- ↑ "Record-breaking Taipei 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships come to a close with Korea finishing on top | World Taekwondo". WORLDTAEKWONDO (in 한국어). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- ↑ Service (KOCIS), Korean Culture and Information. "Nat'l taekwondo team wins 7th straight Asian title in forms : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea". www.korea.net. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- ↑ ""이주영, 유소년-청소년-성인 세계선수권 3개부 우승 최초의 선수"". 2024, 12 04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Inside The Games • Korea finish WT Poomsae with 17 gold medals". www.insidethegames.biz. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ 연합뉴스 (2024-12-04). "태권도 품새 이주영, '유소년-청소년-성인' 세계선수권 3연패". 문화일보 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- ↑ MASTKD (2026-09-19). "Korea reaches 17 gold medals as five nations share the titles on day four". MASTKD (in español). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- ↑ Gwanghyeon, Pyeon (2026-09-20). "South Korea Wins 14th Consecutive Overall Title at World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships... Lees and Byun Named MVPs". SBS World News. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ "'품새 퀸' 이주영, 양쪽 무릎 수술 딛고 세계선수권 4연패 : 네이트 스포츠". 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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