Lee Meng-yuan (; born 25 August 1994 in Taoyuan,

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) is a Taiwanese

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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.

Early life and education

Lee's father, Hsieh Chih-pei, was a sports shooter and took him to the shooting range when he was a kindergarten student. Lee studied at

National Taiwan Sport University The National Taiwan Sport University (NTSU; ) is a public university specializing in sports in Taoyuan City, Taoyuan, Taiwan. NTSU offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, including bachelor's and master's degrees in fields suc ...

Skeet shooting career

Lee made his debut in

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

. 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. He placed 5th in

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...

. He won the bronze medal at

Asian Shooting Championships The Asian Shooting Championships are governed by the Asian Shooting Confederation. Asian Shooting Championships began in 1967. These championships, including almost all ISSF shooting events, are held every four years. Asian Shooting Championships ...

in 2023. In 2024, He won the gold medal at the Asian Shotgun Championships.

Personal life

Lee takes his mother's surname. He is a Taoist. After failing to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

at the

2019 Asian Shooting Championships The 2019 Asian Shooting Championships were the 14th Asian Shooting Championships and took place from 5 to 13 November 2019, at Lusail Shooting Complex, Doha, Qatar. It was the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo ...

by one point, he adopted a

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and named it "Quota" to encourage himself. Lee has stated that

Vincent Hancock Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989) is an American Army sergeant, sports shooter, and four-time Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics (with a then Olympic record), 2012 Summer Olympi ...

is his personal hero.

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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Meng-yuan 1994 births Taiwanese male sport shooters Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Taiwan Olympic medalists in shooting Sportspeople from Taoyuan City Taiwanese Taoists Living people Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games