Lee Chae-won
South Korean cross-country skier
Lee Chae-won (Korean: 이채원; formerly Lee Chun-ja; born 7 April 1981) is a South Korean cross country skier who has competed since 1999. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 21st in the team sprint event at PyeongChang in 2018.
She was born in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Lee's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 49th in the 10 km event at Oberstdorf in 2005.
Her best World Cup finish was 15th in a relay event in Sweden in 2008 while her best individual finish was 43rd in a 15 km mass start event at France that same year.
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