Lee Dong-seop

Lee Dong-seop
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1971-04-04) 4 April 1971 (age 53)
Jeju City, South Korea
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 20 May 2021)
2 (MD with Kim Jung-jun 29 August 2019)
5 (XD with Lee Sun-ae 21 November 2021)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Yeoju Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Yeoju Men's singles

Lee Dong-seop (Korean이동섭; Hanja李東燮; born 4 April 1971) is a South Korean para-badminton player.[1][2][3] He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, being awarded the bronze medal in the men's singles WH1 event.[4][5] Dong-seop also participated in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event, being awarded the silver medal with his teammate, Kim Jung-jun.[4]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Hiroshi Murayama 22–20, 17–21, 21–14 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
South Korea Kim Jung-jun China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo
10–21, 14–21 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England South Korea Lee Sam-seop 12–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea South Korea Lee Sam-seop 15–21, 21–17, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland China Qu Zimo 16–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
South Korea Kim Jung-jun South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
17–21, 21–19, 24–26 Silver Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Sung-hun
16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
South Korea Kim Jung-jun China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo
21–18, 18–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Choi Jung-man 12–21, 21–17, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
South Korea Kim Jung-jun China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo
15–21, 21–13, 17–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
South Korea Lee Sun-ae China Qu Zimo
China Liu Yutong
9–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeoju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea South Korea Lee Sam-seop 15–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China South Korea Lee Sam-seop 19–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeoju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea
South Korea Shim Jae-yul South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Kim Sung-hun
16–21, 21–19, 21–17 Gold Gold
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
17–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
South Korea Lee Sun-ae Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan
17–21, 22–20, 23–25 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (2011–2021) (12 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles WH1

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International Thailand Jakarin Homhual 21–15, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International South Korea Jeong Jae-gun 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 USA Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop 16–21, 23–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International Germany Thomas Wandschneider 21–9, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International Germany Thomas Wandschneider 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop 21–16, 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop 21–19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
21–10, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Japan Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo
12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama
22–20, 15–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Yun-sim South Korea Lee Sam-seop
South Korea Lee Sun-ae
15–21, 21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sun-ae South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Kang Jung-kum
21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "Triple glory for Lee and Oktila". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: full medal table". The Guardian. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 May 2021). "Spanish Para Badminton International offers last qualifying chance for sport's Paralympic debut in Tokyo". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (4 September 2021). "Cheah becomes inaugural Para-badminton champion at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 March 2022.