Lee Yong-dae
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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
- 1988Born
- 2008Won Olympic gold medal
- Won national champion
- Won Asian champion
- Won Olympic bronze medal
- Won Badminton Hall of Fame
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Hwasun County
- •Citizenship: South Korea
- •Known as: badminton player, Olympic competitor
- •Sport: badminton
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