Lee Chih-kai is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist in the pommel horse, and he was the first gymnast representing Chinese Taipei to win an Olympic medal.
32 Facts About Lee Chih-kai
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Lee Chih-kai is the 2019 World silver medalist and the 2018 World bronze medalist on the pommel horse.
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Lee Chih-kai is the 2018 Asian Games pommel horse champion and the 2019 Asian all-around champion.
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Lee Chih-kai is a three-time Summer Universiade pommel horse champion.
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Lee Chih-kai competed at the Pacific Rim Championships and helped the Chinese Taipei team finish sixth.
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Lee Chih-kai then represented Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Asian Games where the team finished sixth.
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Lee Chih-kai then competed at the World Championships in Nanning where the Chinese Taipei team finished 24th.
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Lee Chih-kai represented Chinese Taipei at the 2015 Summer Universiade and helped the team finish ninth.
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Individually, Lee Chih-kai finished 42nd in the all-around and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.
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One month prior to the Olympics, Lee Chih-kai broke his foot and tore ligaments in his ankle, so he only competed on the pommel horse in Rio.
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Lee Chih-kai finished 31st on the pommel horse in the qualification round and did not advance into the final.
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Lee Chih-kai 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.
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Lee Chih-kai competed at the Pacific Rim Championships and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Americans Akash Modi and Sam Mikulak.
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Lee Chih-kai won the gold medal on the vault with an average score of 14.450.
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Lee Chih-kai won his first FIG World Cup title by winning the pommel horse title at the Osijek World Challenge Cup.
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Lee Chih-kai 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.
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Lee Chih-kai finished fifth in the all-around with a total score of 81.900.
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Lee Chih-kai finished eighth in the pommel horse and qualified for the final with a score of 13.700.
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Lee Chih-kai then won the bronze medal in the final behind Xiao Ruoteng and Max Whitlock.
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Lee Chih-kai won the gold medals on the pommel horse at the Melbourne World Cup and at the Doha World Cup.
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Lee Chih-kai then competed at the Asian Championships where the Chinese Taipei team won the bronze medal behind China and Japan.
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Lee Chih-kai 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.
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Lee Chih-kai won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Kazuma Kaya and Ivan Stretovich.
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Lee Chih-kai defended his Universiade title on the pommel horse with a score of 15.400,0.700 ahead of the silver medalist.
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Lee Chih-kai competed at the World Championships alongside Hsu Ping-chien, Shiao Yu-jan, Tang Chia-hung, and Yu Chao-wei.
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Lee Chih-kai finished 12th in the all-around final with a total score of 83.798.
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Lee Chih-kai won the silver medal in the pommel horse final behind Max Whitlock.
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Lee Chih-kai finished eighth in the all-around at the American Cup.
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Lee Chih-kai was selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Hung Yuan-hsi, Shiao Yu-jan, and Tang Chia-hung.
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Lee Chih-kai competed at the Asian Championships and helped the Chinese Taipei team win the bronze medal behind China and Japan.
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Lee Chih-kai finished eighth in the all-around with a total score of 82.000, and he finished fourth in the pommel horse final.
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Lee Chih-kai withdrew from the 2022 World Championships after being named to the team.