Lee Meng-yuan
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| Born | August 25, 1994[1] Taoyuan, Taiwan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Meng-yuan (Chinese: 李孟遠; pinyin: Lǐ Mèngyuǎn; born 25 August 1994 in Taoyuan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese sports shooter and Olympian who won the bronze medal in men's skeet at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He is the first Taiwanese athlete to win an Olympic medal in shooting.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Lee's father, Hsieh Chih-pei, was a sports shooter and took him to the shooting range when he was a kindergarten student.[3] Lee studied at National Taiwan Sport University.[1]
Skeet shooting career
[edit]Lee made his debut in 2010 Asian Games. He was trained by coach Tsai Pai-sheng (Choi Pak Sang). After Tsai's death in 2011, Lee paused skeet competition for 2 years until his father became his coach and pushed him back into competition.[2]
He placed 5th in 2022 Asian Games. He won the bronze medal at Asian Shooting Championships in 2023. In 2024, He won the gold medal at the Asian Shotgun Championships.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Lee takes his mother's surname.[4] He is a Taoist.[1] After missing out on qualifying for 2020 Summer Olympics at 2019 Asian Shooting Championships by one point, he adopted a Rottweiler and named it "Quota" to encourage himself.[3]
Lee has stated that Vincent Hancock is his personal hero.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Lee Meng-yuan". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b c 蘇志畬 (2024-08-03). "奧運射擊／隊史首牌！李孟遠射銅寫紀錄 我首面獎牌出爐". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b 陳希潔. "巴黎奧運／射擊好手李孟遠奪銅！愛犬「扣打」帶好運 登台灣第1人" (in Chinese). TVBS新聞網. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ 王毓健 (2024-08-03). "奧運》李孟遠曾當國際賽逃兵 前國手父親勸回才重拾槍枝". TSNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
