Nationality South Korea Role Olympic athlete Sport Wrestling Height 1.8 m | Coached by Kim Jin Kyu Weight 84 kg Name Lee Se-yeol Events Greco-Roman wrestling | |
Born 15 October 1990 (age 33) ( 1990-10-15 ) Jeollanam-do, South Korea Club Korea Minting and Security
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Lee Se-Yeol (Korean: 이 세열; born October 15, 1990 in Jeollanam-do) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. In 2010, Lee defeated Japan's Norikatsu Saikawa for the gold medal in his respective division at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, and eventually captured a silver at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, losing out to Iran's Taleb Nematpour.
Lee represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 84 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Bosnian-born Austrian wrestler Amer Hrustanović, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Lee without a single point.
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