| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s handball | ||
Representing  South Korea | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1984 Los Angeles | Team |
| Lee Young-ja | |
| Hangul | 이영자 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | I Yeongja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yǒngja |
Lee Young-ja (born January 5,1964) is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,playing for the South Korean national team. [1]
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