Birth name 이재진 Name Lee Jae-jin Country South Korea Role Badminton | Years active 1999 - present Height 1.78 m Handedness Right Weight 73 kg | |
Born January 26, 1983 (age 41)
Miryang, South Gyeongsang, South Korea ( 1983-01-26 ) Current ranking 11 (September 25, 2008) Olympic medals Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles Similar People Markis Kido, Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng, Hendra Setiawan | ||
Lee Jae-jin ([i.dʑɛ̝.dʑin]; born January 26, 1983) is a male badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man. They were seeded 10 and were defeated in the third round by Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, 21-17, 21-16.
In Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Lee and his partner Hwang won their first bronze medal after upsetting Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the first round and Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda in the quarter-final, but were defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China in the semi-final. Nevertheless, in the bronze medal match, Lee and Hwang subdued Danish pair Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.
References
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