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| Born | January 3, 1967 (1967-01-03) (age 57) | ||||||||||||||
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Lee Eun-chul (Korean: 이은철; born January 3, 1967) is a South Korean rifle shooter who was the first Korean to compete at five Olympic Games (1984 to 2000). He reached the 1992 and 1996 Olympic finals in 50 metre rifle prone, the first time advancing from 8th position to winning the gold medal. He also won two golds at the World Championships, four golds at the Asian Championships, and five golds at the Asian Games.
He turned down offers of undergraduate study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and West Point and chose to study computer science at Texas Lutheran University so that he would be better able to balance the demands of his sport with getting an education.
He is now a successful businessman in the high tech industry.
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| Event | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 |
| 50 metre rifle three positions | 39th 1117 |
28th 1161 |
11th 1162 |
18th 1163 |
18th 1160 |
| 50 metre rifle prone | — | — |  Gold597+105.5 |
7th 596+103.1 |
41st 587 |
| 10 metre air rifle | — | 12th 589 |
— | 11th 590 |
18th 588 |
References
- "Lee Eun-chul". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Eun-Cheol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
| Olympic champions in men's 50 metre rifle prone | |
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