Lee Deuk-choon (Korean: 이득춘, born 16 July 1962[1]) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea. In 2013, he became head coach of the Korean National Badminton Team after nearly 20 years as the head coach of the Junior National Team.[2] He replaced Kim Joong-soo, who was the acting head coach following the removal of Sung Han-kook. Lee was replaced as head coach on January 1, 2017 by Kang Kyung-jin.[3]
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 Lee Deuk-choon at the 2014 Asian Championships in Gimcheon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
He won a silver medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Chung Myung-hee and the same year, he and Chung won the mixed title at the All England Open Badminton Championships.[citation needed]
Achievements edit
IBF World Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1984 | Malaysia Open |  Kim Moon-soo
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 Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek
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15–6, 12–15, 15–10 |  Winner
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| 1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kim Joong-soo
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Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek
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4–15, 5–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1987 | Japan Open | Shon Jin-hwan
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 Liem Swie King Eddy Hartono
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4–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 1987 | French Open | Kim Moon-soo
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Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto
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15–0, 17–14 | Winner
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| 1987 | Canada Open | Lee Sang-bok
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Lius Pongoh Richard Mainaky
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11–15, 15–8, 15–13 | Winner
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References edit
- ^ "Tournament Personnel Data". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Badminton Korea Association Press Release, 21 March, 2013". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "National Badminton Team Coach and 2017 player selection notice". Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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