Lee Deuk-choon

Lee Deuk-choon (Korean: 이득춘, born 16 July 1962^[1]) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea. In 2013, he became head coach of the Korean National Badminton Team after nearly 20 years as the head coach of the Junior National Team.^[2] He replaced Kim Joong-soo, who was the acting head coach following the removal of Sung Han-kook. Lee was replaced as head coach on January 1, 2017 by Kang Kyung-jin.^[3]

Lee Deuk-choon
Lee Deuk-choon at the 2014 Asian Championships in Gimcheon
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 63)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 1987 Beijing Mixed doubles World Cup 1987 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Asian Games 1986 Seoul Men's team 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles 1982 New Delhi Men's team Asian Championships 1987 Semarang Men's team

Career

He won a silver medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Chung Myung-hee and the same year, he and Chung won the mixed title at the All England Open Badminton Championships.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Chung Myung-hee	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	6–15, 15–12, 10–15	Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Chung Myung-hee	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	8–15, 9–15	Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Chung So-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	10–15, 3–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Malaysia Open	Kim Moon-soo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–6, 12–15, 15–10	Winner
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Kim Joong-soo	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1987	Japan Open	Shon Jin-hwan	Liem Swie King Eddy Hartono	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1987	French Open	Kim Moon-soo	Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto	15–0, 17–14	Winner
1987	Canada Open	Lee Sang-bok	Lius Pongoh Richard Mainaky	11–15, 15–8, 15–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Swedish Open	Chung Myung-hee	Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson	5–15, 15–11, 7–15	Runner-Up
1986	German Open	Chung Myung-hee	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	10–15, 18–17, 15–10	Winner
1986	Scandinavian Open	Chung Myung-hee	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	16–17, 15–12, 7–15	Runner-Up
1986	All England Open	Chung So-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	5–15, 5–15	Runner-Up
1987	Japan Open	Chung Myung-hee	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–2, 15–5	Winner
1987	All England Open	Chung Myung-hee	Jan-Eric Antonsson Christine Magnusson	15–5, 14–18, 15–8	Winner
1987	Canada Open	Chung So-young	Andy Goode Gillian Gowers	15–3, 11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1988	Japan Open	Chung So-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	Walkover	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	U.S. Open	Lee Sang-bok	Ko Hsin-Ming Liao Wei-Chieh	15–2, 15–1	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	U.S. Open	Chung So-young	Mike Butler Claire Backhouse	15–12, 15–6	Winner