Lee Sam-seop

Lee Sam-seop (Korean: 이삼섭; Hanja: 李三燮, born 19 March 1970) is a South Korean paralympic badminton player.^[1][2] He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, being awarded the silver medal in the men's singles WH1 event.^[3]

Lee Sam-seop
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1970-03-19) 19 March 1970 (age 55) Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Handedness	Right
Men's singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	1 (MS 30 April 2019) 1 (MD with Kim Jung-jun 25 June 2019) 3 (XD with Lee Sun-ae 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	13 (MS) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing  South Korea Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Men's singles World Championships 2007 Bangkok Men's singles 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles 2009 Seoul Men's singles 2009 Seoul Men's doubles 2009 Seoul Mixed doubles 2011 Guatemala City Men's singles 2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles 2011 Guatemala City Mixed doubles 2013 Dortmund Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's singles 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles 2005 Hsinchu Men's singles 2005 Hsinchu Men's doubles 2007 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles 2014 Incheon Men's doubles 2014 Incheon Men's singles 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles Asian Championships 2012 Yeoju Men's doubles 2016 Beijing Men's singles 2016 Beijing Men's doubles 2012 Yeoju Men's singles 2012 Yeoju Mixed doubles 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Qu Zimo	6–21, 6r–11	Silver

World Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium, Hsinchu, Taiwan	Thomas Wandschneider	0–2	Silver
2007	Gymnasium 1, Bangkok, Thailand	Choi Jung-man	21–13, 21–11	Gold
2009	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Yong-ho	21–8, 21–12	Gold
2011	Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Thomas Wandschneider	21–14, 21–11	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Jakarin Homhual	21–10, 22–20	Gold
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Thomas Wandschneider	21–9, 21–12	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Qu Zimo	21–10, 21–9	Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium, Hsinchu, Taiwan	Choi Jung-man	Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider	0–2	Silver
2007	Gymnasium 1, Bangkok, Thailand	Choi Jung-man	Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider	21–17, 21–16	Gold
2009	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Yong-ho	Hiroki Fujino Mitsuyoshi Noine	21–7, 21–7	Gold
			Osamu Nagashima Tsutomu Shimada	21–16, 21–14
			Avni Kertmen David Toupé	19–21, 21–9, 21–8
			Shalom Kalvansky Shimon Shalom	21–5, 21–6
2011	Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Shim Jae-yeol	Amir Levi Makbel Shefanya	21–18, 21–15	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Avni Kertmen	David Toupé Thomas Wandschneider	10–21, 16–21	Silver
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	21–17, 19–21, 26–14	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Kim Jung-jun	Choi Jung-man Kim Sung-hun	16–21, 21–10, 21–8	Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Gymnasium 1, Bangkok, Thailand	Lee Ae-kyung	Choi Jung-man Lee Mi-ok	21–18, 21–16, 18–21	Silver
2009	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Mi-ok	Osamu Nagashima Midori Shimada	21–14, 22–20	Gold
2011	Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Son Ok-cha	David Toupé Sonja Häsler	21–17, 21–16	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Son Ok-cha	Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham	15–21, 20–22	Silver
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Kim Yun-sim	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	23–21, 21–17	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Lee Sun-ae	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	14–21, 21–19, 18–21	Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Choi Jung-man	21–7, 22–24, 21–12	Gold
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Choi Jung-man	18–21, 21–18, 18–21	Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Sung-hun	21–13, 20–22, 17–21	Silver
			Osamu Nagashima Seiji Yamami	21–12, 21–12
			Trần Mai Anh Trương Ngọc Bình	21–12, 21–16
			Jakarin Homhual Dumnern Junthong	21–13, 21–14
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Yu Soo-young	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	9–21, 12–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Lee Sun-ae	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	16–21, 15–21	Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Yeoju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Kim Jung-jun	21–10, 15–21, 11–21	Silver
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Lee Dong-seop	21–19, 21–19	Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012[a]	Yeoju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Kim Jung-jun	Fang Chih-tsung Ong Yu-yu	21–6, 21–1	Gold
			Osamu Nagashima Tsutomu Shimada	21–9, 21–12
			Jakarin Homhual Chatchai Kornpeekanok	21–8, 21–12
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Kim Jung-jun	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Dong-seop	17–21, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012[a]	Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea	Lee Mi-ok	Kim Jung-jun Son Ok-cha	15–21, 17–21	Silver
			Hiroki Fujino Midori Shimada	21–8, 21–5
			Chatchai Kornpeekanok Piyawan Thinjun	21–12, 21–15
			Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham	18–21, 21–13, 21–16
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Kim Yun-sim	Lee Dong-seop Lee Sun-ae	12–21, 19–21	Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 2 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[4][5]

Men's singles WH1

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Choi Jung-man	12–21, 10–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Canada Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Kim Kyung-hoon	Jeong Jae-gun Kim Jung-jun	22–20, 11–21, 21–18	Winner
2024	Indonesia Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Ryu Dong-hyun	20–22, 21–17, 20–22	Runner-up

International tournaments (2011–2021) (21 titles, 12 runners-up)

Men's singles WH1

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2013	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	19–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	England Para-Badminton Championships	Jakarin Homhual	21–16, 21–8	Winner
2015	China Para-Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	16–21, 21–16, 21–13	Winner
2016	Irish Para-Badminton International	Thomas Wandschneider	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2017	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	13–21, 21–18, 11–21	Winner
2017	Irish Para-Badminton International	David Toupé	11–2 retired	Winner
2017	USA Para-Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	21–16, 21–23, 11–21	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para-Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para-Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	21–19, 17–21, 21–17	Winner
2019	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	16–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2020	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	23–21, 21–17	Winner
2020	Peru Para-Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2013[a]	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Sébastien Martin Seiji Yamami	21–9, 21–8	Winner
			Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos	21–11, 21–8
			David Toupé Thomas Wandschneider	21–11, 21–14
2014	England Para Badminton Championships	Kim Jung-jun	Chan Ho Yuen Jakarin Homhual	21–15, 21–8	Winner
2015	China Para-Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Chan Ho Yuen David Toupé	21–10, 21–14	Winner
2016	Irish Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	David Toupé Thomas Wandschneider	21–14, 21–9	Winner
2017	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Dong-seop	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2017	Irish Para-Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Chan Ho Yuen Thomas Wandschneider	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2017	Japan Para-Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	16–21, 21–18, 21–19	Winner
2017	USA Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Chan Ho Yuen Osamu Nagashima	21–11, 21–16	Winner
2018	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	21–16, 11–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para-Badminton International	Jeong Jae-gun	Kim Sung-hun David Toupé	17–21, 22–20, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Turkish Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	11–21, 21–18, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Chatchai Kornpeekanok Aphichat Sumpradit	21–13, 21–6	Winner
2019	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	Jeong Jae-gun Kim Kyung-hoon	19–21, 21–11, 24–22	Winner
2021	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Kyung-hoon	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Irish Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Chan Ho Yuen Nina Gorodetzky	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Lee Sun-ae	Lee Dong-seop Kim Yun-sim	21–15, 19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Hiroshi Murayama Rie Ogura	19–21, 21–14, 21–15	Winner

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.