Lee Kyung-won

Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won at the 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Doubles Final
Personal information
Birth name이경원
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1980-01-21) 21 January 1980
Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD 14 January 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Women's doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Sevilla Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Anaheim Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Sevilla Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Guangzhou Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Suwon Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Silkeborg Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manila Girls' team
BWF profile
Lee Kyung-won
Hangul
이경원
Hanja
李敬元
RRI Gyeongwon
MRI Kyŏngwŏn

Lee Kyung-won (Korean: 이경원; Hanja: 李敬元; Korean pronunciation: [i.ɡjʌŋ.wʌn]; born 21 January 1980 in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province) is a badminton player from South Korea.[1] Lee was the women's doubles gold medallist at the 2002 Asian Games.[2] She competed at the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, and 2008, winning women's doubles bronze in 2004, and silver in 2008.[3][4] She captured the women's doubles gold at the Asian Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Lee educated at the Sungji Girls' Middle School, Sungji Girls' High School, and graduated from the Yong In University.[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall,
Athens, Greece 		South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Wei Yili
China Zhao Tingting 		10–15, 15–9, 15–7 Bronze
2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium,
Beijing, China 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Du Jing
China Yu Yang 		15–21, 13–21 Silver

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain 		South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Wei Yili
China Zhang Jiewen 		11–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze
2005 Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, United States 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		4–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea 		South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		11–8, 11–7 Gold Gold
2006 Aspire Hall 3,
Doha, Qatar 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		16–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China 		South Korea Ha Jung-eun China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		17–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2000 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Ellen Angelina 0–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		South Korea Chung Jae-hee Indonesia Eti Tantri
Indonesia Minarti Timur 		12–15, 15–9, 13–15 Bronze Bronze
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		South Korea Ra Kyung-min South Korea Hwang Yu-mi
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		15–9, 15–7 Gold Gold
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Du Jing
China Yu Yang 		6–15, 15–11, 15–7 Gold Gold
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Japan Kumiko Ogura
Japan Reiko Shiota 		15–13, 8–15, 15–5 Gold Gold
2008 Bandaraya Stadium,
Johor Bahru, Malaysia 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		18–21, 5–21 Bronze Bronze
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South Korea 		South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Ma Jin
China Wang Xiaoli 		11–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea 		South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark India Aparna Popat 11–4, 5–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[6] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Yang Wei
China Zhao Tingting 		15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Denmark Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		21–12, 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 All England Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Du Jing
China Yu Yang 		12–21, 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Malaysia Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Korea Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		19–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Du Jing
China Yu Yang 		11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Swiss Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		7–3, 8–6, 2–7, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Swiss Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min England Gail Emms
Netherlands Lotte Jonathans 		7–1, 7–1, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Japan Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		7–5, 1–7, 7–2, 6–8, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Korea Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Denmark Rikke Olsen 		11–5, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Dutch Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min South Korea Hwang Yu-mi
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		15–4, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 German Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		15–6, 15–17, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min South Korea Hwang Yu-mi
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		15–9, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Korea Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		8–15, 15–9, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Japan Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Wei Yili
China Zhao Tingting 		15–6, 5–15, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Korea Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung England Gail Emms
England Donna Kellogg 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Swiss Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		15–8, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Thailand Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Zhang Dan
China Zhang Yawen 		9–15, 15–11, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Indonesia Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty 		15–4, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		21–18, 9–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Macau Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		21–17, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Thailand Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Thailand Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam 		21–18, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Macau Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		15–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 German Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Japan Miyuki Maeda
Japan Satoko Suetsuna 		21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Australian Open South Korea Kim Min-seo South Korea Kang Hae-won
South Korea Seo Yoon-hee 		21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Yoo Hyun-young South Korea Kim Min-jung
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		14–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Dutch Open South Korea Kim Dong-moon South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Hwang Yu-mi 		11–9, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 French Open Sweden Marina Andrievskaya 6–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Malaysia Satellite South Korea Jung Yeon-kyung South Korea Chung Jae-hee
South Korea Yim Kyung-jin 		2–11, 11–3, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Korea International South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young 		19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Malaysia Satellite South Korea Ha Tae-kwon Indonesia Robby Istanta
Indonesia Yunita Tetty 		11–6, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "프로필 배드민턴 동메달 라경민-이경원" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ "(배드민턴) 이경원-나경민 '金 스매싱'" (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Kyung-Won Lee". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "'최선'의 참모습을 보여준 이경원은 누구?" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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