Lee Jin-kyu
South Korea international rugby union player
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Lee Jin-kyu (born 4 July 1994) is a South Korean rugby sevens player.[1] He competed for South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Full nameLee Jin-kyu
Born4 July 1994
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
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Rugby career
Lee competed for South Korea in the men's sevens tournament at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2][3] He also represented South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.[4]
He was selected in the South Korean fifteens team to compete at the 2024 Asia Rugby Championship.[5] He scored a brace of tries in his sides 55–5 thrashing of Malaysia in their opening match.[6][7]
He was part of the Hyundai Glovis side that won the 39th Chungmu-gi National Rugby Championship in 2025.[8]