Li Gyong-hui

For other people with the same name, see Lee Kyung-hee.

In this Korean name, the family name is Li.

Li Gyong-hui
Born	(1972-07-10) July 10, 1972
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	North Korea
Level	Senior international
Medal record Rhythmic gymnastics Representing North Korea Four Continents Championships 1990 Tokyo Ball 1990 Tokyo All-around Summer Universiade 1991 Sheffield All-around 1991 Sheffield Ball 1991 Sheffield Rope 1991 Sheffield Clubs
Korean name
Hangul	이경희
Revised Romanization	I Gyeong-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Kyŏng-hŭi

Li Gyong-hui (born July 10, 1972) is a retired North Korean rhythmic gymnast and, after her defection, South Korean gymnastic coach.

She competed for the People's Republic of Korea in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She was 17th in the qualification and advanced to the final. She placed 17th overall. In 2007, she defected to South Korea and became a gymnastic coach for South Korea.

Biography

Early life

Li Gyong-hui was born on July 10, 1972, in Pyongyang. Her father (who died in 2004) was a teacher who re-educated major party officials at the Kim Il Sung Higher Party School. She first started rhythmic gymnastics at age 11 because of her mom. Her father originally opposed the idea of making Li into a rhythmic gymnast as he wanted her to go to university and was concerned about her career as a gymnast hindering her academic achievements to go to university.

Defecting from North Korea

She defected from North Korea in 2007 and now has South Korean citizenship. She worked as a coach for the South Korean rhythmic gymnastics team until 2017. She gained spotlight in South Korea for her sexual assault lawsuit case against the former member of the Korean gymnastics association.