Lee Do-hyun (climber) explained

Lee Dohyun
Nationality:South Korean
Birth Date:8 October 2002

Lee Dohyun (ko|์ด๋„ํ˜„, 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.[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] finishing in fourth place in lead climbing and in seventh place in the combined bouldering and lead climbing event.[4] [5]

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.[6] At the Olympics, Lee finished in fifteenth place in the semifinals of the combined event and did not move on to finals.[7] Lee went on to defend his gold medal at the Boulder World Cup in Prague.[8] 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.[9] 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[10]

Discipline2019202220232024
Lead47153613
Bouldering-726

IFSC Climbing World Championships

Youth

Discipline2016
Youth B
2017
Youth B
2018
Youth A
Lead42299
Bouldering352010
Speed-48-
Combined-23-

Senior

DisciplineHachioji
2019
Bern
2023
Lead664
Bouldering753
Speed53-
Combined617

Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup

Bouldering

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
202211
2023 1 1 2
2024 2 2
Total 32 05

Lead

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2024 1 1
Total0101

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cluff . Jilli . 2022-06-27 . IFSC World Cup: Garnbret Returns, Plus Historic Wins for Duffy & Grossman . 2024-09-14 . GearJunkie . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2023-06-05 . NEWS: Lee and Bertone Win IFSC Boulder World Cup Prague 2023 . 2024-09-14 . www.ukclimbing.com . en.
  3. Web site: IFSC Climbing Result Service . 2024-09-14 . ifsc.results.info . en.
  4. Web site: IFSC Climbing Result Service . 2024-09-14 . ifsc.results.info . en.
  5. Web site: IFSC Climbing Result Service . 2024-09-14 . ifsc.results.info . en.
  6. Web site: Aspland . Richard . 2024-06-23 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-09-14 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
  7. Web site: Potter . Steven . 2024-08-07 . Huge Upsets in Menโ€™s Sport Climbing Lead Semifinal . 2024-09-14 . Climbing . en-US.
  8. Web site: Vettoretti . Marco . 2024-09-21 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-10-06 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
  9. Web site: Aspland . Richard . 2024-10-06 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-10-06 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
  10. Web site: IFSC Climbing Result Service . 2024-10-06 . ifsc.results.info . en.