Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)

For an actor of the same name, see Lee Hyo-jung (actor).

Lee Hyo-jung (Korean: 이효정; Hanja: 李孝貞; Korean pronunciation: [i.ɦjo.dʑʌŋ]; born 13 January 1981) is a South Korean former badminton player.

Lee Hyo-jung 이효정
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1981-01-13) 13 January 1981 Busan, South Korea
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active	1999-2010
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD) 1 (XD)
Medal record Representing South Korea Women's badminton Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Mixed doubles 2008 Beijing Women's doubles World Championships 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2005 Anaheim Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team Uber Cup 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team 2002 Guangzhou Women's team 2008 Jakarta Women's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 2002 Busan Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2006 Doha Women's doubles 2006 Doha Women's team 2002 Busan Women's doubles Asian Championships 2009 Suwon Mixed doubles 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2000 Jakarta Women's doubles 2009 Suwon Women's doubles 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles 2008 Johor Bahru Women's doubles 2003 Jakarta Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 1998 Melbourne Mixed doubles 1998 Melbourne Girls' doubles Asian Junior Championships 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae. Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae were unseeded, and in the finals they beat the top seeds and 2005 and 2007 world champions Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia, 21-11, 21-17.

Lee Hyo-jung also won the silver medal in badminton women's doubles at the aforementioned Olympics with Lee Kyung-won; they were seeded fourth and lost to the second-seeded Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang.

Lee became the first woman in Korean history to win gold medals at both the Olympics and the Asian Games. In the 2010 Asian Games, she partnered with Shin Baek-cheol instead of her usual partner, Lee Yong-dae. After winning the medal, she announced her retirement despite many pleas from her coaches and fans at home to continue playing until the London Olympics in 2012.

Career

In 1998, Lee who attended the Haksan Girls' High School won the girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events at the German Junior tournament. She was competed at the World and Asian Junior Championships. At the World Junior, she partnered with Jun Woul-sik in the girls' doubles and Choi Min-ho in the mixed doubles, captured the bronze and silver medals respectively. She and Jun also won the silver medal at the Asian Junior. Lee junior competed in some international senior (level 4) tournament, and won double titles at the Korea and Sri Lanka International, also women's doubles title at the Hungarian, Australian and Norwegian International tournaments.

In 2000, Lee won the Asian Championships in the women's doubles event with her partner Yim Kyung-jin. At the age of 19, Lee competed at the Sydney Olympics in the women's doubles with Yim and in the mixed doubles with Lee Dong-soo. She and Yim defeated in the second round, while with Lee Dong-soo defeated in the first round.

In 2002, she finished as the runners-up at the Chinese Taipei and Singapore Open in the women's doubles event with Hwang Yu-mi. In 2003, she and Hwang also the runner-up at the Thailand and Chinese Taipei Open. In the mixed doubles event, Lee who was teamed-up with Kim Yong-hyun achieved their best result by winning the bronze medal at the Asian Championships. In 2004, Lee competed for Korea at the Summer Olympics in women's and mixed doubles with partner Hwang Yu-mi and Kim Yong-hyun. Lee and Hwang had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Chinese Taipei in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Hwang lost to Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili of China 8–15, 15–6, 15–13. In the mixed doubles event, Lee and Kim were seeded three, but the pairs defeat by the Danish pair in the second round in the rubber game.

In 2008, Lee won her first All England Open Championship title in women's doubles with partner Lee Kyung-won, beating Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals and Du Jing and Yu Yang in the final. In August, she and Lee Yong-dae won mixed doubles gold medals in Beijing Olympics, beating Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia and also with Lee Kyung-won grabbed the silver medal in the women's doubles event. In 2009, Lee and Lee Yong-dae became world number one. They won three titles: Korea Open Super Series, Asian Badminton Championship, and China Open Super Series. They also played for Korea in Sudirman Cup in May. In the final, Korea lost to China 0-3. Lee and Lee were defeated by the Chinese pair, Zheng Bo and Yu Yang.

In 2010, Lee competed in the 2010 Uber Cup as a member of the South Korean women's national team. There she led her team to its first Uber Cup trophy, winning all 4 doubles matches she competed in through the tourney. In the finals, she and her partner Kim Min-jung won against WR #1 Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli, beating them 18–21, 21–12, 21–15. Although Lee and Kim were not regular partners and Lee Hyo-Jung stopped playing WD regularly in international games, Lee played exceptionally well, proving why she was the most successful player in the 2008 Olympics, winning both gold and silver medals. In June, Lee continued on playing women's doubles with Kim Min-jung, winning the Indonesia Open and the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold, and finishing as a runner-up in the Singapore Open. While waiting for Lee Yong-dae to recover from his injury, she played mixed doubles with Shin Baek-cheol.

In August, Lee partnered again with Lee Yong-dae in the Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Championships, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold, and World Championship, but their best finish was reaching the quarterfinals in the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix. They were hit with Lee Hyo Jung's back injury and Lee Yong-dae getting used to playing again after rehab and possibly not fully recovering from the previous injury. Due to these reasons, the head coach of the Korea Badminton Team was quoted as saying that Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae had not had sufficient time to practice together. Lee Yong-dae decided to stop playing mixed doubles altogether, possibly due to the strain on his injured elbow from playing both men's and mixed doubles. In November, Lee Hyo-jung entered Asian Games in three games total: women's, mixed, and team event. In the women's doubles and team event, she won bronze medals. However, in mixed doubles, she partnered with Shin Baek-cheol, with whom she had previously played only two tournaments, but they still managed to win against two Chinese pairs (Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, He Han Bin and Ma Jin) at their home court, becoming the first woman in Korean history to win both Olympic and Asian Game gold medals.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lee Kyung-won	Du Jing Yu Yang	15–21, 13–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lee Yong-dae	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–11, 21–17	Gold

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Lee Kyung-won	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	4–15, 3–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Lee Yong-dae	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–18, 9–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Kim Min-jung	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	9–21, 12–21	Bronze
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Lee Kyung-won	Gao Ling Huang Sui	16–21, 12–21	Bronze
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Hwang Yu-mi	Gao Ling Huang Sui	2–11, 9–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Shin Baek-cheol	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	21–19, 21–14	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Lee Kyung-won	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	11–21, 18–21	Silver
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Lee Kyung-won	Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing	18–21, 5–21	Bronze
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Lee Kyung-won	Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	15–13, 8–15, 15–5	Gold
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lee Kyung-won	Du Jing Yu Yang	6–15, 15–11, 15–7	Gold
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hwang Yu-mi	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	9–15, 7–15	Silver
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Yim Kyung-jin	Eti Tantri Minarti Timur	15–8, 15–13	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Lee Yong-dae	Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung	21–12, 21–15	Gold
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Lee Jae-jin	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	11–15, 17–14, 10–15	Silver
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kim Yong-hyun	Anggun Nugroho Eny Widiowati	13–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Jun Woul-sik	Xie Xingfang Zhang Jiewen	16–17, 1–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Choi Min-ho	Chan Chong Ming Joanne Quay	6–15, 10–15	Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Jun Woul-sik	Gong Ruina Huang Sui	13–15, 8–15	Silver

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 10 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Indonesia Open	Kim Min-jung	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	21–12, 12–21, 21–11	Winner
2010	Singapore Open	Kim Min-jung	Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2009	Swiss Open	Lee Kyung-won	Du Jing Yu Yang	11–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2009	Korea Open	Lee Kyung-won	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	19–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Lee Kyung-won	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2008	All England Open	Lee Kyung-won	Du Jing Yu Yang	12–21, 21–18, 21–14	Winner
2007	Denmark Open	Lee Kyung-won	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21–12, 19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2007	Swiss Open	Lee Kyung-won	Zhao Tingting Yang Wei	15–21, 10–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Swiss Open	Lee Yong-dae	Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Hyun-young	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2009	China Open	Lee Yong-dae	Zheng Bo Ma Jin	21–18, 15–21, 21–15	Winner
2009	Indonesia Open	Lee Yong-dae	Zheng Bo Ma Jin	17–21, 21–8, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Swiss Open	Lee Yong-dae	Zheng Bo Ma Jin	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2009	Korea Open	Lee Yong-dae	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	21–8, 21–7	Winner
2009	Malaysia Open	Lee Yong-dae	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	Hong Kong Open	Lee Yong-dae	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2008	China Open	Lee Yong-dae	Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei	21–16, 21–15	Winner
2008	Korea Open	Lee Yong-dae	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa	15–21, 21–14, 21–18	Winner
2008	Malaysia Open	Lee Yong-dae	He Hanbin Yu Yang	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Swiss Open	Lee Yong-dae	Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii	14–21, 21–16, 21–18	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (13 titles, 16 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Chinese Taipei Open	Kim Min-jung	Yoo Hyun-young Lee Kyung-won	21–14, 22–20	Winner
2008	German Open	Lee Kyung-won	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2007	Macau Open	Lee Kyung-won	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2006	Thailand Open	Lee Kyung-won	Saralee Thungthongkam Sathinee Chankrachangwong	21–18, 21–9	Winner
2006	Macau Open	Lee Kyung-won	Gao Ling Huang Sui	21–17, 14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	Lee Kyung-won	Gao Ling Huang Sui	21–18, 9–21, 21–17	Winner
2005	Indonesia Open	Lee Kyung-won	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	15–4, 15–5	Winner
2005	Thailand Open	Lee Kyung-won	Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen	9–15, 15–11, 15–13	Winner
2005	Swiss Open	Lee Kyung-won	Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing	15–8, 15–12	Winner
2005	Korea Open	Lee Kyung-won	Gail Emms Donna Kellogg	Walkover	Winner
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Hwang Yu-mi	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2003	Dutch Open	Hwang Yu-mi	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2003	Thailand Open	Yim Kyung-jin	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	9–11, 11–5, 6–11	Runner-up
2002	Singapore Open	Hwang Yu-mi	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	1–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Hwang Yu-mi	Saralee Thungthongkam Sathinee Chankrachangwong	11–4, 12–13, 8–11	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	German Open	Lee Yong-dae	He Hanbin Yu Yang	9–21, 27–25, 21–18	Winner
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	Lee Jae-jin	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 21–23, 13–21	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Lee Jae-jin	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2005	German Open	Lee Jae-jin	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15–12, 17–14	Winner
2005	Malaysia Open	Lee Jae-jin	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	15–12, 15–11	Winner
2005	Thailand Open	Lee Jae-jin	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–12, 15–12	Winner
2005	Korea Open	Lee Jae-jin	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	17–14, 15–9	Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	2–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2004	All England Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	8–15, 15–17	Runner-up
2004	Korea Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
2003	Denmark Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	16–17, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	Dutch Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	4–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2003	Swiss Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	7–11, 11–9, 5–11	Runner-up
2003	Korea Open	Kim Yong-hyun	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	5–11, 4–11	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Korea International	Lee Kyung-won	Yoo Hyun-young Jung Kyung-eun	19–21, 10–21	Runner-up
1999	Norwegian International	Yim Kyung-jin	Jung Yeon-kyung Kim So-yeon	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1999	Australian International	Ra Kyung-min	Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin	17–16, 6–15, 15–3	Winner
1999	Hungarian International	Yim Kyung-jin	Jung Yeon-kyung Kim So-yeon	15–9, 15–13	Winner
1998	Sri Lanka International	Jun Woul-sik	Madhumita Bisht Sindhu Gulati	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1997	Korea International	Jun Woul-sik	Choi Young-eun Lee Ji-sun	15–5, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Korea International	Lee Yong-dae	Ko Sung-hyun Ha Jung-eun	21–14, 15–21, 21–9	Winner
1999	Hungarian International	Yim Bang-eun	Kim Yong-hyun Yim Kyung-jin	15–5, 9–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1998	Sri Lanka International	Choi Min-ho	Jung Sung-gyun Jun Woul-sik	15–13, 17–15	Winner
1997	Korea International	Choi Min-ho	Norhasikin Amin Pang Cheh Chang	15–8, 15–9	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

External links

• Lee Hyo-jung on Cyworld (in Korean)
• LEE Hyo Jung at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2007)
• LEE Hyo Jung at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Lee Hyo-jung at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)