Lee Hyo-kun
South Korean fencer
イ・ヒョグン · 이효근
- Born
- 7 August 1967
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
Lee Hyo-kun (Korean: 이효근; Hanja: 李孝根; born 7 August 1967), also romanized as Lee Hyo-Geun, Lee Hyo Kun and Hyo Kun Lee, is a South Korean former fencer and fencing coach. He competed for South Korea in men's sabre fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Lee was selected for the South Korean men's sabre national team while attending Hongik High School and competed internationally for South Korea for about 12 years. After his competitive career, he became a fencing coach. He was the founding coach of the fencing team at Dong-eui University and has been credited in Korean media with helping establish sabre fencing in Busan. He later served as a coach for South Korea's national sabre teams. In 2023, WFAA reported that he was head coach of Globus Fencing Academy in North Texas.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 1988 | |
| 1990 Asian Games | 1990 | |
| 1994 Asian Games | 1994 | |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | 1996 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6513997 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.