Lee Heung-soon

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Lee Heung-soon
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1971-11-19) 19 November 1971 (age 52)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Women's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Macau Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Guangzhou Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Tokyo Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Beijing Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
BWF profile

Lee Heung-soon is a retired female badminton player from South Korea.

Contents

Career

Lee competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles. She lost in quarterfinals to Huang Hua, of China, 11-3, 10-12, 11-0.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Indonesia.svg Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 11–2, 7–11, 6–11 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1991 Macau Forum,
Portuguese Macau
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 1–11, 11–7, 7–11 Med 3.png Bronze
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Jiuhong 1–11, 5–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1991 Cheras Stadium
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of South Korea.svg Shim Eun-jung 4–11, 12–11, 3–11 Med 3.png Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Bok-seung Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jung-mi
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
15–18, 18–16, 6–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1991 Indonesian Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 8–11, 3–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Thailand Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti7–11, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 Swedish Open Flag of South Korea.svg Bang Soo-hyun 2–11, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Invitational Tournament

Women's doubles

YearTournamentVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988 Asian Invitational Championships Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-suk Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Fadjrin
Flag of Indonesia.svg Yanti Kusmiati
7–15, 2–15 Med 3.png Bronze

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