Lee Dong-seop explained

Lee Dong-seop
Birth Date:	4 April 1971
Birth Place:	Jeju City, South Korea
Height:	170 cm
Weight:	52 kg
Handedness:	Right
Event:	Men's singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest Ranking:	1 (MS 20 May 2021) 2 (MD with Kim Jung-jun 29 August 2019) 5 (XD with Lee Sun-ae 21 November 2021)
Current Ranking:	18 (MS) 11 (MD with Kim Jung-jun) 36 (XD with Lee Sun-ae)
Current Ranking Date:	8 November 2022

Lee Dong-seop (; born 4 April 1971) is a South Korean^[1] paralympic badminton player.^{[2] [3]} He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, being awarded the bronze medal in the men's singles WH1 event.^{[4] [5]} Dong-seop also participated in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event, being awarded the silver medal with his teammate, Kim Jung-jun.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles

Men's doubles

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Lee Sam-seop	12–21, 9–21	Bronze
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Lee Sam-seop	15–21, 21–17, 18–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Qu Zimo	16–21, 13–21	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Kim Jung-jun	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop	17–21, 21–19, 24–26	Silver
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Sung-hun	16–21, 17–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Kim Jung-jun	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	21–18, 18–21, 15–21	Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Lee Sam-seop	15–21, 12–21	Bronze
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Lee Sam-seop	19–21, 19–21	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Shim Jae-yul	Kim Kyung-hoon Kim Sung-hun	16–21, 21–19, 21–17	Gold
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop	17–21, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

International Tournaments (12 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Jakarin Homhual	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2017	Japan Para Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	21–9, 21–11	Winner
2017	USA Para Badminton International	Lee Sam-seop	16–21, 23–21, 21–11	Winner
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Thomas Wandschneider	21–9, 21–7	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Thomas Wandschneider	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Lee Sam-seop	21–16, 17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Lee Sam-seop	21–19, 21–11	Winner
2021	Spanish Para Badminton International	Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	21–13, 21–16	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Choi Jung-man Kim Kyung-hoon	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Choi Jung-man Kim Kyung-hoon	21–10, 21–17	Winner
2019	Japan Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama	22–20, 15–21, 21–18	Winner
2021	Spanish Para Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop	21–12, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Kim Yun-sim	Lee Sam-seop Lee Sun-ae	15–21, 21–19, 21–14	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Lee Sun-ae	Kim Kyung-hoon Kang Jung-kum	21–12, 21–16	Winner

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spanish Para Badminton International offers last qualifying chance for sport's Paralympic debut in Tokyo. Inside the Games. Mike. Rowbottom. 10 May 2021. 12 March 2022.
2. Web site: Triple glory for Lee and Oktila. International Paralympic Committee. 12 March 2022.
3. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: full medal table. The Guardian. 23 August 2021. 12 March 2022.
4. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results. International Paralympic Committee. 12 March 2022.
5. Web site: Cheah becomes inaugural Para-badminton champion at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Michael. Pavitt. Inside the Games. 4 September 2021. 12 March 2022.