Lee Sang-eun

Lee Sang-eun
Personal information
Full nameLee Sang-eun
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1975-03-05) 5 March 1975 (age 51)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionCentre back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2002–2002Slagelse DT
2002–2003Team Tvis Holstebro
2005–2008SD Itxako
National team
Years Team
– South Korea
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1995 Austria/Hungary
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1994 HiroshimaTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokTeam
Korean name
Hangul
이상은
Hanja
李尙恩
RRI Sangeun
MRI Sangŭn

Lee Sang-Eun (born March 5, 1975) is a former South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.

In 1996 she was part of the South Korean team which won the silver medal. She played five matches and scored 14 goals.

Four years later she was part of the South Korean team which finished fourth in the 2000 Olympic tournament. She played all seven matches and scored 59 goals.

In 2004, she won the silver medal with the South Korean team again. She played all seven matches and scored 44 goals. South Korea lost to Denmark in the final on a penalty shoot out.

In 1995 she was part of the South Korea team that won the 1995 World Championship.

References

  1. ↑ Martin Kampmann (19 December 2013). "VIDEO Dramaet over alle dramaer – OL-guldet i 2004" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "1995 World Women's Handball Championship" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

Lee Sang-eun at the European Handball FederationEdit on Wikidata