Lee Hyo-jung
Encyclopedia
Lee Hyo-jung (born 13 January 1981 in Seoul
) is a female badminton
player from South Korea
.
She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing 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 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, 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 ever in Korean history to win gold medals at both Olympic and Asian Game in November 2010. In Asian Game, she partenred 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 London Olympics in 2012. She also announced that she plans to finish her master's degree and get married.
in women's doubles with partner Hwang Yu-mi
. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing
and Chien Yu Chin
of Taiwan
in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Hwang lost to Zhao Tingting
and Wei Yili
of China
8-15, 15-6, 15-13.
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, Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae
won mixed doubles gold medals in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, beating Lilyana Natsir
and Nova Widianto
of Indonesia
. After winning gold in the Olympics, they grabbed the China Open title.
successfully becomes world number one. They won three titles: Korea Open Super Series, Asian Badminton Championship, and China Open Super Series. Lee and Lee 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
.
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 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 is the most successful player in 2008 Olympic winning both gold and silver medals.
In June, Lee continued on playing women's doubles with Kim Min-Jung, winning Indonesia Open, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold and also finishing as a runner up in Singapore Open. While waiting for Lee Yong Dae to recover from his injury, she played mixed double with Shin Baek-Cheol
.
In August, Lee partnered again with Lee Yong Dae in Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Championships, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold, and World Championship but their best finish was reaching quarter final in 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 in Korea Badminton Team was quoted saying that Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong Dae did not have sufficient time to practice together. Lee Yong Dae decided to stop playing XD altogether possibly due to the strain on his injured elbow from playing both MD and XD.
In November, Lee Hyo-jung entered Asian Games in 3 games total: WD, XD, and Team's event. In WD and Team's event, she grabbed bronze medals with Kim Min Jung. However, in XD, she parterned with Shin Baek Cheol, whom she previously played only 2 tournaments with, but they still managed to win against 2 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.
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
) is a female badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...
. Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...
were unseeded and in the finals they beat the top seeds and 2005 and 2007 world champions Lilyana Natsir
Lilyana Natsir
Lilyana Natsir is a female badminton player from Indonesia who specializes in doubles. She is listed as one of the best mixed doubles player in the world. In Indonesia, she is often considered as the queen of mixed doubles sector thanks to her achievements with her two different pairs...
and Nova Widianto
Nova Widianto
Nova Widianto is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Nova Widianto is one of the greatest doubles player in Indonesia National Team. Even though his best career come from the mixed doubles, but he also played well in men doubles. Widianto has specialized in mixed doubles...
of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, 21-11, 21-17.
Lee Hyo-jung also won the silver medal in badminton women's doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...
; they were seeded fourth and lost to the second-seeded Chinese pair, Du Jing
Du Jing
Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
and Yu Yang
Yu Yang (badminton)
Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
.
Lee became the first woman ever in Korean history to win gold medals at both Olympic and Asian Game in November 2010. In Asian Game, she partenred with Shin Baek-Cheol
Shin Baek-cheol
Shin Baek-cheol is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. His current mixed doubles partner is Lee Hyo-jung.- Early life :...
, instead of her usual partner, Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...
. After winning the medal, she announced her retirement despite many pleas from her coaches, and fans at home to continue playing until London Olympics in 2012. She also announced that she plans to finish her master's degree and get married.
1998
Lee captured the gold medals in singles, women's double, mixed double events in World Junior Championship in Germany.1999-2002
Lee made semi-finals in China Open (XD) and Hong Kong Open (WD) with Lee Dong Su and Yim Kyung Jin in 1999. Then Lee won the Asian Badminton Championship in women's double event with her partner Yim Kyung Jin in 2000. In 2002, Lee made the finals with her partner Hwang Yumi in women's event in Singapore Open.2004
Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
in women's doubles with partner Hwang Yu-mi
Hwang Yu-mi
Hwang Yu-mi is a female badminton player from South Korea.Hwang competed for South Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Lee Hyo-jung. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Chinese Taipei in the second...
. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin...
and Chien Yu Chin
Chien Yu Chin
Chien Yu-Chin is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Chien competed for Republic of China as Chinese Taipei in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-Hsing...
of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Hwang lost to Zhao Tingting
Zhao Tingting
Zhao Tingting is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zhao has often been a "utility player" on China's national team, winning international tournaments with a variety of compatriots who typically partner someone else...
and Wei Yili
Wei Yili
Wei Yili is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A women's doubles specialist, since 2001 Wei has competed on the world circuit in partnership with a variety of her fellow countrywomen, but most often with either Zhao Tingting or Zhang Yawen...
of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
8-15, 15-6, 15-13.
2008
In March, Lee Hyo-jung won her first All England Open Championship2008 All England Super Series
The 2008 All England Super Series is the 98th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships and also the third tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series...
title in women's doubles with partner Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...
, beating Yang Wei
Yang Wei
Yang Wei is the name of:*Yang Wei , Chinese badminton player*Yang Wei , Chinese gymnast*Yang Wei , Chinese aircraft designer...
and Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...
in the semifinals and Du Jing
Du Jing
Du Jing is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Du and her regular partner Yu Yang have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
and Yu Yang
Yu Yang
Yang Yu is a female Olympic medal-winning swimmer from the People's Republic of China. She became part of the Chinese national swimming team in 1999, and will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-International debut and the 2000 Olympics:...
in the final.
In August, Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...
won mixed doubles gold medals in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, beating Lilyana Natsir
Lilyana Natsir
Lilyana Natsir is a female badminton player from Indonesia who specializes in doubles. She is listed as one of the best mixed doubles player in the world. In Indonesia, she is often considered as the queen of mixed doubles sector thanks to her achievements with her two different pairs...
and Nova Widianto
Nova Widianto
Nova Widianto is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Nova Widianto is one of the greatest doubles player in Indonesia National Team. Even though his best career come from the mixed doubles, but he also played well in men doubles. Widianto has specialized in mixed doubles...
of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. After winning gold in the Olympics, they grabbed the China Open title.
2009
In 2009, Lee and Lee Yong-daeLee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...
successfully becomes world number one. They won three titles: Korea Open Super Series, Asian Badminton Championship, and China Open Super Series. Lee and Lee also played for Korea in Sudirman Cup in May. In the final, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
lost to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
0-3. Lee and Lee were defeated by the Chinese pair, Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo is a male badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first...
and Yu Yang
Yu Yang (badminton)
Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in...
.
2010
In May, Lee competed in the 2010 Uber Cup2010 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2010 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively...
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 finals, she and her partner Kim Min-Jung won against WR #1 Ma Jin
Ma Jin
Ma Jin is a female badminton player from China....
and Wang Xiaoli
Wang Xiaoli
Wang Xiaoli is an internationally elite badminton player from China.Wang Xiaoli began her international career in 2009 when she paired with Tao Jiaming in Mixed Doubles and with Ma Jin in Women's Doubles...
, 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 is the most successful player in 2008 Olympic winning both gold and silver medals.
In June, Lee continued on playing women's doubles with Kim Min-Jung, winning Indonesia Open, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold and also finishing as a runner up in Singapore Open. While waiting for Lee Yong Dae to recover from his injury, she played mixed double with Shin Baek-Cheol
Shin Baek-cheol
Shin Baek-cheol is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. His current mixed doubles partner is Lee Hyo-jung.- Early life :...
.
In August, Lee partnered again with Lee Yong Dae in Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Championships, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold, and World Championship but their best finish was reaching quarter final in 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 in Korea Badminton Team was quoted saying that Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong Dae did not have sufficient time to practice together. Lee Yong Dae decided to stop playing XD altogether possibly due to the strain on his injured elbow from playing both MD and XD.
In November, Lee Hyo-jung entered Asian Games in 3 games total: WD, XD, and Team's event. In WD and Team's event, she grabbed bronze medals with Kim Min Jung. However, in XD, she parterned with Shin Baek Cheol, whom she previously played only 2 tournaments with, but they still managed to win against 2 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
Mixed Doubles| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| 2009 China Open Super Series | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Winner |
| 2009 Taiwan Open Grand Prix Gold | Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
First Round |
| 2009 Yonex BWF World Championships | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
Semi-finalist |
| 2009 Happy Suwon Asian Badminton Championship | Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... |
Winner |
| 2009 Wilson Swiss Open Super Series | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Runner-Up |
| 2009 German Open Grand Prix Gold | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Semi-finalist |
| 2009 Yonex Korea Super Series | Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... |
Winner |
| 2009 Proton Malaysia Super Series | Malaysia | Runner-Up |
| 2008 | ||
| 2008 Hong Kong Super Series | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Runner-Up |
| 2008 China Super Series | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Winner |
| 2008 Beijing Olympic Games | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Winner |
| 2008 Badminton Asia Championship | Malaysia | Quarter-finalist |
| 2008 Wilson Swiss Super Series | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Semi-finalist |
| 2008 Yonex All England Super Series | England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Quarter-finalist |
| 2008 German Open | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Winner |
| 2008 Korea Super Series | Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... |
Winner |
| 2008 Malaysia Super Series | Malaysia | Runner-Up |