Lee Kyung-won

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]

Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won at the 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Doubles Final
Personal information
Birth name	이경원
Country	South Korea
Born	(1980-01-21) 21 January 1980 (age 45) Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD 14 January 2010)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Women's doubles 2004 Athens Women's doubles World Championships 2001 Sevilla Women's doubles 2005 Anaheim Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2001 Sevilla Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Uber Cup 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2002 Guangzhou Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2008 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Women's doubles 1998 Bangkok Women's team 2002 Busan Women's team 2006 Doha Women's doubles 2006 Doha Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2010 Guangzhou Women's team Asian Championships 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles 2009 Suwon Women's doubles 2000 Jakarta Women's doubles 2000 Jakarta Women's singles 2008 Johor Bahru Women's doubles East Asian Games 1997 Busan Women's team 1997 Busan Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 1996 Silkeborg Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 1997 Manila Girls' team
BWF profile

Lee Kyung-won
Hangul	이경원
Hanja	李敬元
RR	I Gyeongwon
MR	I Kyŏngwŏn

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Ra Kyung-min	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	10–15, 15–9, 15–7	Bronze
2008	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Lee Hyo-jung	Du Jing 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	Ra Kyung-min	Wei Yili Zhang Jiewen	11–15, 3–15	Bronze
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Lee Hyo-jung	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	4–15, 3–15	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Aparna Popat	11–4, 5–11, 3–11	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	Lee Hyo-jung	Yang Wei Zhao Tingting	15–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2007	Denmark Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21–12, 19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	All England Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Du Jing Yu Yang	12–21, 21–18, 21–14	Winner
2009	Malaysia Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2009	Korea Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	19–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2009	Swiss Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Du Jing Yu Yang	11–21, 12–21	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	Ra Kyung-min	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	7–3, 8–6, 2–7, 7–4	Winner
2002	Swiss Open	Ra Kyung-min	Gail Emms Lotte Jonathans	7–1, 7–1, 7–1	Winner
2002	Japan Open	Ra Kyung-min	Gao Ling Huang Sui	7–5, 1–7, 7–2, 6–8, 7–1	Winner
2003	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Ann-Lou Jørgensen Rikke Olsen	11–5, 11–5	Winner
2003	Dutch Open	Ra Kyung-min	Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung	15–4, 15–9	Winner
2003	German Open	Ra Kyung-min	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15–6, 15–17, 15–8	Winner
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Ra Kyung-min	Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung	15–9, 15–8	Winner
2004	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	8–15, 15–9, 6–15	Runner-up
2004	Japan Open	Ra Kyung-min	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	15–6, 5–15, 15–1	Winner
2005	Korea Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Gail Emms Donna Kellogg	Walkover	Winner
2005	Swiss Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	15–8, 15–12	Winner
2005	Thailand Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen	9–15, 15–11, 15–13	Winner
2005	Indonesia Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	15–4, 15–5	Winner
2006	Chinese Taipei Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Gao Ling Huang Sui	21–18, 9–21, 21–17	Winner
2006	Macau Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Gao Ling Huang Sui	21–17, 14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2006	Thailand Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Sathinee Chankrachangwong Saralee Thungthongkam	21–18, 21–9	Winner
2007	Macau Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2008	German Open	Lee Hyo-jung	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2010	Australian Open	Kim Min-seo	Kang Hae-won Seo Yoon-hee	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2010	Chinese Taipei Open	Yoo Hyun-young	Kim Min-jung Lee Hyo-jung	14–21, 20–22	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Dutch Open	Kim Dong-moon	Ha Tae-kwon Hwang Yu-mi	11–9, 11–2	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	Marina Andrievskaya	6–11, 3–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Malaysia Satellite	Ha Tae-kwon	Robby Istanta Yunita Tetty	11–6, 11–0	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament