Lee Kyung-hwa

Lee Kyung-hwa (Korean: 이경화; born 3 June 1988) is a former South Korean rhythmic gymnast and musical actress.^[1] She represented her country in international competitions.

Lee Kyung-hwa
Personal information
Born	(1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 37)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	South Korea (2004-2009)
Retired	yes
Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing  South Korea Asian Championships 2009 Astana Team 2006 Surat Clubs

Career

Kyung-hwa took up rhythmic gymnastics in her second year of elementary school, as she fell in love with rhythmic gymnastics that she happened to see on TV.^[2] She made her senior debut in 2004, when she competed at the Asian Championships where she took 8th place in the All-Around and 7th with ball.^[3][4] A year later she finished 54th in the All-Around at the 2005 World Championships in Baku.^[5]

In 2006 she took part in the Asian Championships in Surat, winning bronze with clubs tied with Yukari Murata and Lai Ying-Tzu.^[6] In December of the same year she finished 8th in teams, along Lee Ji-ae, Sin Un-jin and Yoo Seong-oeun, and 11th in the All-Around at the Asian Games in Doha.^[7] At the 2007 World Championships she took 51st place in the All-Around.^[8]

In 2009 she took 50th place in the World Championships in Mie, Japan.^[9] A month later, in October she won team silver along Kim Yun-hee, Shin Soo-ji and Sin Un-jin, at the Asian Championships.^[10]

Her last competition was the team event at the 2010 Asian Games, where she only competed with ball, ending 4th along Gim Yun-hee, Shin Soo-ji and Son Yeon-jae.^[11]

After retiring from her athletic career in 2010, she turned to musical theatre.^[2]