Lee Dong-keun (Korean: 이동근; Korean pronunciation: [i.doŋ.ɡɯn] or [i] [toŋ.ɡɯn]; born 20 November 1990) is a Korean badminton player specializing in men's singles.[1] He won his first international senior title at the 2011 Vietnam International tournament.[2] Lee participated at the 2012 World University Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze in the singles events.[3] He was also part of the South Korean winning team at the 2014 Asian Games.[4] In 2016, Lee represented his country competing at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1990 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 16 (29 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 이동근 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Dong-geun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Tong-gŭn |
Achievements
editWorld University Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Yeomju Gymnasium, Gwangju, South Korea |  Pablo Abián
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16–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India |  Gao Huan
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21–15, 14–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 |  Mark Caljouw
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14–21, 21–17, 21–16 |  Winner
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BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Korea Grand Prix Gold |  Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
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21–17, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2014 | Korea Grand Prix |  Lee Hyun-il
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21–18, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2015 | Korea Masters | Lee Hyun-il
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17–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Pannawit Thongnuam
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19–21, 21–13, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Vietnam International |  Ashton Chen
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18–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Lee Dong Keun". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "2011 베트남 하노이국제챌린지대회 2개부분 우승". 배드민턴데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "12th WUC Badminton: Host Korea collects Medals". FISU. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev; Shi, Tang (23 September 2014). "Asian Games 2014 – Day 4: Lee's Heroics Win Gold for Korea". BWF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Dong Keun Lee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Lee Dong-keun at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Lee Dong-keun at BWFBadminton.com
- Lee Dong-keun at Olympedia
- Lee Dong-keun at Olympics.com
- Lee Dong-keun on Facebook
