Lee Yong-dae

Who is this?

Lee Yong-dae (Korean: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; Korean pronunciation: [i.joŋ.dɛ̝]; born 11 September 1988) is a South Korean professional badminton player who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, Jung Jae-sung, Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong in men's doubles, and Lee Hyo-jung in mixed doubles. He won a total of 43 Superseries titles, 37 in the men's doubles, the most of any doubles player in one discipline, and 6 in mixed doubles. He was ranked world number 1 in men's doubles for 117 consecutive weeks with his last partner, Yoo Yeon-seong. After winning the 2016 Korean Superseries with Yoo, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton. He made a comeback to the international stage at the end of 2017, and started a new partnership with Kim Gi-jung in 2018. On 9 December 2024, Lee was inducted to BWF Badminton Hall of Fame.

Career

1. 1988
   Born
2. 2008
   Won Olympic gold medal
3. Won national champion
4. Won Asian champion
5. Won Olympic bronze medal
6. Won Badminton Hall of Fame

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Hwasun County
• •Citizenship: South Korea
• •Known as: badminton player, Olympic competitor
• •Sport: badminton