Lee Wai Leng

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Lee Wai Leng
李慧玲
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1969-11-11) 11 November 1969 (age 54)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
EventDoubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Women's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Singapore Women's team
BWF profile

Lee Wai Leng (born 11 November 1969) is a former Malaysian badminton player. [1] Lee was the bronze medalist at the Commonwealth games with Tan Lee Wai, and she won Mixed team silver medal also where she played singles and doubles in final but Malaysia lost to England. [2] [3] Lee also got a bronze in 1994 Asian Games, with Yap Kim Hock in mixed doubles event, becoming the first ever Malaysian pair to medal in badminton at this discipline at the Asian Games. [4] Lee has also won a total of five medals at the Southeast Asian Games, which includes her three at 1989 edition and rest at 1993. She had also represented her country in the World Championship between 1989 and 1993.

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Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria , British Columbia, Canada Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Lee Wai Flag of England.svg Julie Bradbury
Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
17–18, 17–14, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Flag of Malaysia.svg Yap Kim Hock Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kang Kyung-jin
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Jang Hye-ock
11–15, 3–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 1–11, 3–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Siew Choon Flag of Indonesia.svg Erma Sulistianingsih
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rosiana Tendean
7–15, 4–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Lee Wai Flag of Indonesia.svg Finarsih
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lili Tampi
12–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

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