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{{short description|Taiwanese artistic gymnast}} |
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{{family name hatnote|[[Li (surname 李)|Lee]]|lang=Chinese}} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]] }} |
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games|Pommel horse]] }} |
{{MedalGold | [[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games|Pommel horse]] }} |
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{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|Pommel horse}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[Gymnastics at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's artistic team|Team]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Gymnastics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} |
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Gymnastics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Ulaanbaatar]]|All-around}} |
{{MedalGold|[[2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Ulaanbaatar]]|All-around}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Ulaanbaatar]]|Team}} |
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Ulaanbaatar]]|Team}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022 Doha]]|Team}} |
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022 Doha]]|Team}} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Universiade|Summer Universiade]] }} |
{{MedalCompetition | [[Universiade|Summer Universiade]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2017 Summer Universiade|2017 Taipei]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Pommel horse]] }} |
{{MedalGold | [[2017 Summer Universiade|2017 Taipei]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2017 Summer Universiade|Pommel horse]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Napoli]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|Pommel horse]] }} |
{{MedalGold | [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Napoli]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|Pommel horse]] }} |
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{{MedalGold|[[Gymnastics at the 2021 Summer World University Games|2021 Chengdu]]|Pommel horse}} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Napoli]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|Team]] }} |
{{MedalSilver | [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Napoli]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|Team]] }} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Napoli]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|All-around]] }} |
{{MedalBronze | [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Napoli]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|All-around]] }} |
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'''Lee Chih-kai''' |
'''Lee Chih-kai'''({{lang-zh|s=李智凯|t=李智凱|p=Lǐ Zhìkǎi|tp=Lǐ Jhìhkǎi|w=Li3 Chih4k'ai3}}; born 3 April 1996)<ref name=rio-2016>{{cite news |title=Lee Chih-kai |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/chih-kai-lee |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=[[Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |accessdate=15 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093643/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/chih-kai-lee |archivedate=26 August 2016}}</ref> is a Taiwanese [[artistic gymnast]]. He is the [[2020 Olympic]] silver medalist in the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse|pommel horse]], and he was the first gymnast representing [[Chinese Taipei]] to win an Olympic medal. He is the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 World]] silver medalist and the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2018 World]] bronze medalist on the [[pommel horse]]. He is the [[2018 Asian Games]] pommel horse champion and the [[2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 Asian]] all-around champion. He is a three-time ([[2017 Summer Universiade|2017]], [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019]] and [[2021 Summer Universiade|2021]]) [[Universiade|Summer Universiade]] pommel horse champion. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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[[File:Lee Chih-Kai and Tai Tzu-Ying accepted souvenirs from President Tsai Ing-wen.jpg|thumb|Lee (center) with President [[Tsai Ing-wen]] and fellow Olympic medalist [[Tai Tzu-ying]]]] |
[[File:Lee Chih-Kai and Tai Tzu-Ying accepted souvenirs from President Tsai Ing-wen.jpg|thumb|Lee (center) with President [[Tsai Ing-wen]] and fellow Olympic medalist [[Tai Tzu-ying]]]] |
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=== 2014 === |
=== 2014 === |
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Lee competed at the [[2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships – Men's Artistic Gymnastics|Pacific Rim Championships]] and helped the Chinese Taipei team finish sixth. Individually, he finished |
Lee competed at the [[2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships – Men's Artistic Gymnastics|Pacific Rim Championships]] and helped the Chinese Taipei team finish sixth. Individually, he finished 13th in the all-around and fourth on the [[Vault (gymnastics)|vault]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Pacific Rim Championships April 9-12, 2014 – Richmond Olympic Oval Team Results Junior / Senior |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_14pacrim_teamaa.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Pacific Rim Championships April 9-12, 2014 – Richmond Olympic Oval Session MAG Senior Finals Senior |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_14pacrim_eventfinals.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |pages=4 |date=12 April 2014}}</ref> He then represented [[Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games]] where the team finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Artistic Men's Qualification And Team Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/as/kor/asiangames/mag/teams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[Incheon 2014]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=21 September 2014}}</ref> Individually, he finished sixth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's artistic individual all-around|all-around final]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Artistic Men's Individual All-Around Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/as/kor/asiangames/mag/aafinal.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[Incheon 2014]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=23 September 2014}}</ref> In the event finals, he finished eighth on the [[Gymnastics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's floor|floor exercise]] and fifth on the [[Gymnastics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's vault|vault]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Artistic Men's Apparatus Final Floor |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/as/kor/asiangames/mag/af1fx.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[Incheon 2014]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=24 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnastics Artistic Men's Apparatus Final Vault |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/as/kor/asiangames/mag/af4vt.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[Incheon 2014]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 September 2014}}</ref> He then competed at the [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Nanning]] where the Chinese Taipei team finished 24th.<ref>{{cite web |title=45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Men's Qualification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_14worlds_qualteam.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=3 October 2014}}</ref> |
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=== 2015 === |
=== 2015 === |
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Lee represented [[Chinese Taipei at the 2015 Summer Universiade]] and helped the team finish ninth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/resGJ2015/pdf/GJ2015/GA/GJ2015_GA_C73A_GAM400900.pdf|title=Men's artistic team all-around Final|work=[[Gwangju 2015]]|accessdate=7 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121759/http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/resGJ2015/pdf/GJ2015/GA/GJ2015_GA_C73A_GAM400900.pdf|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> Then at the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Glasgow]] |
Lee represented [[Chinese Taipei at the 2015 Summer Universiade]] and helped the team finish ninth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/resGJ2015/pdf/GJ2015/GA/GJ2015_GA_C73A_GAM400900.pdf |title=Men's artistic team all-around Final |work=[[Gwangju 2015]] |accessdate=7 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121759/http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/resGJ2015/pdf/GJ2015/GA/GJ2015_GA_C73A_GAM400900.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> Then at the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Glasgow]], he helped the Chinese Taipei team finished 23rd.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_qualteam.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 October 2015}}</ref> Individually, Lee finished 42nd in the all-around and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification All-Around Results |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_qualaa.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 October 2015 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312173402/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_qualaa.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier Rio de Janeiro (BRA) (Test Event) 16 – 24 April 2016 Mens' Artistic Gymnastics Eligible Gymnasts / NOC to participate in the Test Event |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/am/bra/mag/qualifiers.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> |
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=== 2016 === |
=== 2016 === |
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In April, Lee competed at the [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Olympic Test Event]] where he finished |
In April, Lee competed at the [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Olympic Test Event]] where he finished 47th in the all-around and [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified as an individual for the 2016 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/am/bra/mag/aa.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2016 Olympic Qualifiers |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2016/am/bra/mag/ogqualifiers.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> One month prior to the Olympics, Lee broke his foot and tore ligaments in his ankle, so he only competed on the pommel horse in Rio.<ref name="fig2019">{{cite web |title=Lee Chih Kai aiming for World Cup hat-trick in Baku – with Tokyo 2020 in focus |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2402884 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> He finished 31st on the pommel horse in the [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic qualification|qualification round]] and did not advance into the final. This marked Chinese Taipei's highest individual finish at the Olympic Games in gymnastics.<ref name="fig2019"/> |
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=== 2017 === |
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=== 2018 === |
=== 2018 === |
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Lee competed at the [[2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships|Pacific Rim Championships]] and won the bronze medal on the [[floor exercise]] behind Americans [[Akash Modi]] and [[Sam Mikulak]]. Then in the pommel horse final, he won the silver medal behind American [[Marvin Kimble]]. He won the gold medal on the vault with an average score of 14.450.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships 2018 Men's Apparatus Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18pacrim_srevents.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=29 April 2018}}</ref> Then at the [[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Melbourne World Cup]], he won the silver medals on the pommel horse behind [[Nariman Kurbanov]] and on the vault behind [[Christopher Remkes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 World Cup Gymnastics Finals Day 1 Pommel Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/melbourne-world-cup/documents/magaf2ph.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2018 World Cup Gymnastics Finals Day 1 Vault Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/melbourne-world-cup/documents/magaf4vt.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=24 February 2018}}</ref> Then at the Doha World Cup, he won the silver medal on the pommel horse behind [[Zou Jingyuan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=11th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup March 21st - 24th 2018, Doha (QAT) Men's Pommel Horse Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18doha_finals.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |pages=2 |date=23 March 2018}}</ref> He won his first [[FIG World Cup]] title by winning the pommel horse title at the Osijek World Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Srbić, Varinska victorious at Osijek World Challenge Cup |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=207388 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=28 May 2018}}</ref> |
Lee competed at the [[2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships|Pacific Rim Championships]] and won the bronze medal on the [[floor exercise]] behind Americans [[Akash Modi]] and [[Sam Mikulak]]. Then in the pommel horse final, he won the silver medal behind American [[Marvin Kimble]]. He won the gold medal on the vault with an average score of 14.450.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships 2018 Men's Apparatus Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18pacrim_srevents.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=29 April 2018}}</ref> Then at the [[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Melbourne World Cup]], he won the silver medals on the pommel horse behind [[Nariman Kurbanov]] and on the vault behind [[Christopher Remkes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 World Cup Gymnastics Finals Day 1 Pommel Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/melbourne-world-cup/documents/magaf2ph.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2018 World Cup Gymnastics Finals Day 1 Vault Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/melbourne-world-cup/documents/magaf4vt.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=24 February 2018}}</ref> Then at the Doha World Cup, he won the silver medal on the pommel horse behind [[Zou Jingyuan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=11th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup March 21st - 24th 2018, Doha (QAT) Men's Pommel Horse Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18doha_finals.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |pages=2 |date=23 March 2018 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312214225/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18doha_finals.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> He won his first [[FIG World Cup]] title by winning the pommel horse title at the Osijek World Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Srbić, Varinska victorious at Osijek World Challenge Cup |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=207388 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=28 May 2018}}</ref> |
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Lee was selected to represent [[Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games]] alongside [[Chen Chih-yu]], [[Shiao Yu-jan]], [[Tang Chia-hung]], and [[Yu Chao-wei]], and they finished fourth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's artistic team|team competition]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-team/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072138/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-team/ |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lee finished fifth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's artistic individual all-around|all-around]] with a total score of 81.900.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-individual-allaround/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910205945mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-individual-allaround/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the event finals, he finished fifth on [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's floor|floor]] and sixth on [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's parallel bars|parallel bars]], and he won the gold medal on the [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's pommel horse|pommel horse]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Floor Exercise |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-floor-exercise/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142423mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-floor-exercise/ |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-parallel-bars/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204519mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-parallel-bars/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-pommel-horse/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204359mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-pommel-horse/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]], the Chinese Taipei team finished |
Lee was selected to represent [[Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games]] alongside [[Chen Chih-yu]], [[Shiao Yu-jan]], [[Tang Chia-hung]], and [[Yu Chao-wei]], and they finished fourth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's artistic team|team competition]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-team/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072138/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-team/ |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lee finished fifth in the [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's artistic individual all-around|all-around]] with a total score of 81.900.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-individual-allaround/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910205945mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-individual-allaround/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the event finals, he finished fifth on [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's floor|floor]] and sixth on [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's parallel bars|parallel bars]], and he won the gold medal on the [[Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's pommel horse|pommel horse]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Floor Exercise |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-floor-exercise/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142423mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-floor-exercise/ |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-parallel-bars/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204519mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-parallel-bars/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-pommel-horse/ |website=[[Jakarta 2018]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204359mp_/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/artistic-gymnastic/event/artistic-gymnastic-men-pommel-horse/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]], the Chinese Taipei team finished 17th in the qualification round.<ref>{{cite web |title=48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's Team Quaification |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18worlds_teamqual.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 October 2018}}</ref> Lee finished eighth in the pommel horse and qualified for the final with a score of 13.700.<ref>{{cite web |title=It takes Olympic champion to tame the Doha Pommel Horse |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2272315 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=26 October 2018}}</ref> He then won the bronze medal in the final behind [[Xiao Ruoteng]] and [[Max Whitlock]]. This was only the second medal Chinese Taipei had won at the [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] and the first since [[Chang Feng-chih]] won the silver medal on the vault in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biles, Dalaloyan add more gold in historic day at Doha Worlds |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2305440 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=2 November 2018}}</ref> After the World Championships, he won the gold medal on the pommel horse at the Cottbus World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Individual qualification for 2020 Olympics begins in Cottbus |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2330366 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=26 November 2018}}</ref> |
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=== 2019 === |
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Lee won the gold |
Lee won the gold medals on the pommel horse at the [[2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Melbourne World Cup]] and at the Doha World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian nations dominate Melbourne World Cup |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2380697 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chinese gymnasts claim three titles at Doha World Cup |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2414951 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 March 2019}}</ref> He then competed at the [[2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Asian Championships]] where the Chinese Taipei team won the bronze medal behind China and Japan. Individually, Lee won the gold medal in the all-around. In the event finals, he finished fifth on floor and sixth on pommel horse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Asian Championships Men's Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/06/24/2019-asian-championships-mens-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=24 June 2019}}</ref> He then represented [[Chinese Taipei at the 2019 Summer Universiade]] alongside [[Hsu Ping-chien]] and [[Tang Chia-hung]], and they won the team silver medal behind Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=6 May 2021 |date=6 July 2019}}</ref> Lee won the bronze medal in the all-around behind [[Kazuma Kaya]] and [[Ivan Stretovich]].<ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final Seniors Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20All-Around%20Final%20AllAroundResultsMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=6 May 2021 |date=6 July 2019}}</ref> He defended his Universiade title on the pommel horse with a score of 15.400, 0.700 ahead of the silver medalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Seniors Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Pommel%20horse%20ApparatusResultsMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=7 May 2021 |date=7 July 2019}}</ref> He competed at the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] alongside Hsu Ping-chien, [[Shiao Yu-jan]], Tang Chia-hung, and [[Yu Chao-wei]]. The team finished eighth in the qualification round and [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified a team for the 2020 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taiwan's men's gymnastics team secures spot in 2020 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3792450 |website=[[Taiwan News]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=8 October 2019}}</ref> They also qualified for the team final where they finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web |title=49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's Team Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/m_19worlds_team.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=9 October 2019}}</ref> Lee finished 12th in the all-around final with a total score of 83.798.<ref>{{cite web |title=49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/m_19worlds_aa.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=11 October 2019 |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312211804/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/m_19worlds_aa.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> He won the silver medal in the pommel horse final behind [[Max Whitlock]].<ref>{{cite web |title=More history made in Stuttgart as Biles ties all-time medal record |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2710243 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=12 October 2019}}</ref> |
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Lee finished eighth in the all-around at the [[2020 American Cup|American Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurd, Mikulak win American Cup titles |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25316 |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref> He was scheduled to compete at the [[2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#All-Around 2|Tokyo World Cup]] taking place on 4 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2809|title=Simone Biles heads star-studded field for Tokyo World Cup|work=[[International Gymnastics Federation]]|date=14 February 2020}}</ref> However, the Tokyo World Cup was later canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|coronavirus outbreak in Japan]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1239945252183703553|user=FIG_media|date=17 March 2020|title=Japan Gymnastics Association has decided to cancel the Tokyo All-Around World Cup that was scheduled on 4-5 April 2020}}</ref> |
Lee finished eighth in the all-around at the [[2020 American Cup|American Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurd, Mikulak win American Cup titles |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25316 |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=7 March 2020 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814151315/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25316 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was scheduled to compete at the [[2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#All-Around 2|Tokyo World Cup]] taking place on 4 April.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2809 |title=Simone Biles heads star-studded field for Tokyo World Cup |work=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |date=14 February 2020}}</ref> However, the Tokyo World Cup was later canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|coronavirus outbreak in Japan]].<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1239945252183703553 |user=FIG_media |date=17 March 2020 |title=Japan Gymnastics Association has decided to cancel the Tokyo All-Around World Cup that was scheduled on 4-5 April 2020}}</ref> |
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Lee was selected to represent [[Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] alongside [[Hung Yuan-hsi]], [[Shiao Yu-jan]], and [[Tang Chia-hung]]. The team finished |
Lee was selected to represent [[Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] alongside [[Hung Yuan-hsi]], [[Shiao Yu-jan]], and [[Tang Chia-hung]]. The team finished 10th in the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic qualification|qualification round]], making them the second reserve for the team final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73A_GARM------------------QUAL--------.pdf |title=Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724153627/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73A_GARM------------------QUAL--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> Lee qualified for the all-around final in 17th place and for the pommel horse final in first place after beating [[Rhys McClenaghan]] and [[Kohei Kameyama]] in an execution score tiebreaker. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around|all-around final]], he finished 21st with a total score of 80.699.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73G_GARM1AA---------------FNL---------.pdf |title=Artistic Gymnastics: Men's All-Around Final – Results |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=28 July 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728170522/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73G_GARM1AA---------------FNL---------.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> Then in the pommel horse final, Lee won the silver medal behind Great Britain's [[Max Whitlock]]. Although Lee had the highest execution score in the final (8.700), his difficulty score was 0.300 lower than Whitlock's, and he finished 0.183 behind Whitlock overall. This marked the first time Chinese Taipei won an Olympic medal in gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tso |first1=Natalie |title=Taiwan's Lee Chih-kai wins a silver in men's pommel horse |url=https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2005843 |website=Radio Taiwan International |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=1 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Chinese Taipei's Lee: 'I'm the 3.0 version of myself' |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/chinese-taipeis-lee-im-the-3-0-version-of-myself/ |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=25 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historic firsts highlight a night to remember in Gymnastics |url=https://gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=326542 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=1 August 2021}}</ref> |
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Full name | Lee Chih-kai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Chinese Taipei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yilan, Taiwan | 3 April 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Taoyuan County | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Lin Yu-hsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lee Chih-kai(simplified Chinese: 李智凯; traditional Chinese: 李智凱; Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Zhìkǎi; Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐ Jhìhkǎi; Wade–Giles: Li3 Chih4k'ai3; born 3 April 1996)[1] is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist in the pommel horse, and he was the first gymnast representing Chinese Taipei to win an Olympic medal. He is the 2019 World silver medalist and the 2018 World bronze medalist on the pommel horse. He is the 2018 Asian Games pommel horse champion and the 2019 Asian all-around champion. He is a three-time (2017, 2019 and 2021) Summer Universiade pommel horse champion.
Early life
[edit]Lee was born in Yilan in 1996 and began training in gymnastics at the age of six by joining his elementary school's gymnastics team.[2]
Career
[edit]2014
[edit]Lee competed at the Pacific Rim Championships and helped the Chinese Taipei team finish sixth. Individually, he finished 13th in the all-around and fourth on the vault.[3][4] He then represented Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games where the team finished sixth.[5] Individually, he finished sixth in the all-around final.[6] In the event finals, he finished eighth on the floor exercise and fifth on the vault.[7][8] He then competed at the World Championships in Nanning where the Chinese Taipei team finished 24th.[9]
2015
[edit]Lee represented Chinese Taipei at the 2015 Summer Universiade and helped the team finish ninth.[10] Then at the World Championships in Glasgow, he helped the Chinese Taipei team finished 23rd.[11] Individually, Lee finished 42nd in the all-around and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.[12][13]
2016
[edit]In April, Lee competed at the Olympic Test Event where he finished 47th in the all-around and qualified as an individual for the 2016 Olympic Games.[14][15] One month prior to the Olympics, Lee broke his foot and tore ligaments in his ankle, so he only competed on the pommel horse in Rio.[16] He finished 31st on the pommel horse in the qualification round and did not advance into the final. This marked Chinese Taipei's highest individual finish at the Olympic Games in gymnastics.[16]
2017
[edit]Lee was selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2017 Summer Universiade alongside Chen Jin-ling, Hsu Ping-chien, Tang Chia-hung, and Yu Chao-wei, and they finished fifth in the team competition. Individually, Lee qualified for the all-around final where he finished seventh with a total score of 82.600. Then in the pommel horse final, he won the gold medal with a score of 15.300.[17]
2018
[edit]Lee competed at the Pacific Rim Championships and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Americans Akash Modi and Sam Mikulak. Then in the pommel horse final, he won the silver medal behind American Marvin Kimble. He won the gold medal on the vault with an average score of 14.450.[18] Then at the Melbourne World Cup, he won the silver medals on the pommel horse behind Nariman Kurbanov and on the vault behind Christopher Remkes.[19][20] Then at the Doha World Cup, he won the silver medal on the pommel horse behind Zou Jingyuan.[21] He won his first FIG World Cup title by winning the pommel horse title at the Osijek World Challenge Cup.[22]
Lee was selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games alongside Chen Chih-yu, Shiao Yu-jan, Tang Chia-hung, and Yu Chao-wei, and they finished fourth in the team competition.[23] Lee finished fifth in the all-around with a total score of 81.900.[24] In the event finals, he finished fifth on floor and sixth on parallel bars, and he won the gold medal on the pommel horse.[25][26][27] At the World Championships, the Chinese Taipei team finished 17th in the qualification round.[28] Lee finished eighth in the pommel horse and qualified for the final with a score of 13.700.[29] He then won the bronze medal in the final behind Xiao Ruoteng and Max Whitlock. This was only the second medal Chinese Taipei had won at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the first since Chang Feng-chih won the silver medal on the vault in 1993.[30] After the World Championships, he won the gold medal on the pommel horse at the Cottbus World Cup.[31]
2019
[edit]Lee won the gold medals on the pommel horse at the Melbourne World Cup and at the Doha World Cup.[32][33] He then competed at the Asian Championships where the Chinese Taipei team won the bronze medal behind China and Japan. Individually, Lee won the gold medal in the all-around. In the event finals, he finished fifth on floor and sixth on pommel horse.[34] He then represented Chinese Taipei at the 2019 Summer Universiade alongside Hsu Ping-chien and Tang Chia-hung, and they won the team silver medal behind Japan.[35] Lee won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Kazuma Kaya and Ivan Stretovich.[36] He defended his Universiade title on the pommel horse with a score of 15.400, 0.700 ahead of the silver medalist.[37] He competed at the World Championships alongside Hsu Ping-chien, Shiao Yu-jan, Tang Chia-hung, and Yu Chao-wei. The team finished eighth in the qualification round and qualified a team for the 2020 Olympic Games.[38] They also qualified for the team final where they finished sixth.[39] Lee finished 12th in the all-around final with a total score of 83.798.[40] He won the silver medal in the pommel horse final behind Max Whitlock.[41]
2020
[edit]Lee finished eighth in the all-around at the American Cup.[42] He was scheduled to compete at the Tokyo World Cup taking place on 4 April.[43] However, the Tokyo World Cup was later canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Japan.[44]
2021
[edit]Lee was selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hung Yuan-hsi, Shiao Yu-jan, and Tang Chia-hung. The team finished 10th in the qualification round, making them the second reserve for the team final.[45] Lee qualified for the all-around final in 17th place and for the pommel horse final in first place after beating Rhys McClenaghan and Kohei Kameyama in an execution score tiebreaker. In the all-around final, he finished 21st with a total score of 80.699.[46] Then in the pommel horse final, Lee won the silver medal behind Great Britain's Max Whitlock. Although Lee had the highest execution score in the final (8.700), his difficulty score was 0.300 lower than Whitlock's, and he finished 0.183 behind Whitlock overall. This marked the first time Chinese Taipei won an Olympic medal in gymnastics.[47][48][49]
2022
[edit]Lee competed at the Asian Championships and helped the Chinese Taipei team win the bronze medal behind China and Japan. He finished eighth in the all-around with a total score of 82.000, and he finished fourth in the pommel horse final.[50] He withdrew from the 2022 World Championships after being named to the team.[51]
Media
[edit]Lee was featured in a 2005 documentary Jump! Boys which followed Lee and his elementary school gymnastics teammates. A follow-up documentary, Jump! Men, was released in 2017 and recapped Lee's journey to the 2016 Olympic Games.[2]
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