Lee Dong-soo (Korean이동수; Hanja李東秀 ; born 7 June 1974) is a former badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics.[1]

Lee Dong-soo
이동수
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1974-06-07) 7 June 1974 (age 49)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Men's Doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Yogyakarta Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jakarta Men's doubles
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Singapore Men's team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Men's team
BWF profile
Lee Dong-soo
Hangul
이동수
Hanja
李東秀
Revised RomanizationI Dong-su
McCune–ReischauerYi Tong-su

Competition edit

Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yong-sung.[2] They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round and Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Yoo beat Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia 11-15, 15-11, 15-9. They won the semifinal against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 9-15, 15-5, 15-3 but lost the final to fellow Koreans Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon 15-11, 15-4 to finish with the silver medal.

Achievements edit

Olympic Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia   Yoo Yong-sung   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
10–15, 15–9, 7–15   Silver
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
11–15, 4–15   Silver

World Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
5–15, 5–15   Silver
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland   Yoo Yong-sung   Candra Wijaya
  Sigit Budiarto
11–15, 11–15   Bronze

World Cup edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Yogyakarta, Indonesia   Yoo Yong-sung   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
1–15, 15–10, 3–15   Silver

Asian Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
  Yoo Yong-sung   Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Tesana Panvisvas
15–11, 15–6   Gold
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Yoo Yong-sung   Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Siripong Siripool
17–16, 6–15, 7–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Yim Kyung-jin   Kim Dong-moon
  Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 8–15   Silver

Asian Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Yoo Yong-sung   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
15–10, 15–11   Gold

East Asian Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Busan, South Korea   Yoo Yong-sung   Choi Ji-tae
  Kim Joong-suk
15–2, 15–4   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Busan, South Korea   Yim Kyung-jin   Yang Ming
  Zhang Jin
15–11, 15–7   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix edit

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Hong Kong Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Choong Tan Fook
  Lee Wan Wah
15–13, 6–15, 15–6   Winner
2003 Malaysia Open   Kim Dong-moon   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
17–15, 15–11   Winner
2003 Korea Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
11–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2003 All England Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
7–15, 5–15   Runner-up
2002 Indonesia Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Flandy Limpele
  Eng Hian
15–10, 15–11   Winner
2002 Korea Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
0–7, 4–7, 0–7   Runner-up
2002 Swiss Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
5–7, 7–5, 7–2, 7–5   Winner
2001 Hong Kong Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Albertus Susanto Njoto
  Yau Kwun Yuen
7–1, 7–2, 7–3   Winner
2001 Korea Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
9–15, 4–15   Runner-up
2000 Malaysia Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Flandy Limpele
  Eng Hian
9–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2000 Japan Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
6–15, 7–15   Runner-up
2000 All England Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
4–15, 15–13, 15–17   Runner-up
2000 Korea Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
15–8, 9–15, 15–4   Winner
1999 China Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
16–17, 8–15   Runner-up
1999 Japan Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
6–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1999 All England Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
7–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1999 Swedish Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
11–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1998 All England Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
15–10, 15–10   Winner
1997 Vietnam Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
11–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1997 Thailand Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
15–8, 17–14   Winner
1997 Singapore Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
8–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1997 Indonesia Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
9–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open   Yoo Yong-sung   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
5–15, 15–11, 15–4   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Vietnam Open   Park Soo-yun   Bambang Suprianto
  Rosalina Riseu
5–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open   Park Soo-yun   Sandiarto
  Finarsih
11–15, 8–15   Runner-up

IBF International edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Australia International   Ha Tae-kwon   Kim Dong-moon
  Yoo Yong-sung
17–14, 9–15, 12–15   Runner-up
1991 Hungarian International   Kim Young-gil   Ha Tae-kwon
  Hwang Sun-ho
14–17, 15–12, 15–9   Winner

References edit

  1. ^ "배드민턴 국가대표 주장 이동수 선수" (in Korean). OhmyNews. 21 March 2001. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Dong-soo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

External links edit