Hyo-Jung Lee


Character Introduction

Lee Hyo-jung (Hangul: 이효정, January 13, 1981) is a South Korean female badminton player who graduated from Yongin University.

In August 2008, Lee Hyo-jung represented South Korea at the Beijing Olympics, winning one gold and one silver in the women’s doubles (with Lee Kyung-won) and mixed doubles (with Lee Yong-dae) badminton events.

In May 2010, Lee represented Korea in the Uber Cup; her coach split the permanent Lee/Kyungwon pairing and replaced it with Kim Min-jeong. In the second match of the semifinals, the Lee/Kim pairing won 2-0 (21-19,21-10) against Japan’s Satoko Suezuna/Misun Maeda; Korea eventually advanced with a 3-1 win. In the second match of the final, the Lee/Kim team faced world No. 1 Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli and rallied from a set down to win 2-1 (18-21,21-12,21-15); Korea eventually won the Uber Cup for the first time by defeating China 3-1. In November of the same year, Lee represented Korea at the Guangzhou Asian Games, winning one gold and two bronze medals in the women’s doubles (with Kim Min-jung), mixed doubles (with Shin Baek-cheol) and women’s team events.

In November 2010, Lee Hyo-jung represented Korea at the Guangzhou Asian Games, where she helped the Korean team win the bronze medal in the women’s team event, and then teamed up with Kim Min-jung and Shin Baek-che to compete in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles events, winning a bronze medal in the women’s doubles and a gold medal in the mixed doubles. Lee Hyo-jung said after the match that she had not been working with Shin Baek-che for long and was happy to get the gold medal; she also said that she would not play until the London Olympics and would retire after the Asian Games.

World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 8,  Week 30, 2024

Olympic PointsMixed Doubles 7, 75983 points 

Finals RankingMixed Doubles 7, 52180 points
 

Equipment Used

BG-80;  BRAVE SWORD 11;  Ti 10;  MUSCLE POWER 99;  SHB-100LTD Olympic Edition;  Super Waves 35;  SHB-100LTD;  Ti 10 GOLD & WHITE;  1473;  EXPLORER 88

Major Achievements

  • 2010 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
  • 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Third Place
  • 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2010 Swiss Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2010 All England Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2009 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2009 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2009 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up
  • 2009 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Third Runner-up
  • 2009 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2009 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2009 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2009 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2009 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2009 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2008 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2008 China Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2008 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2008 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2008 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2008 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2008 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2008 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2008 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2007 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2007 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2007 Indonesia Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2007 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2007 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2007 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2007 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2007 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Bronze Medal
  • 2006 Doha Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
  • 2006 Doha Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Bronze Medal
  • 2006 Macau Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2006 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2006 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2005 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
  • 2005 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2005 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2005 China Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2005 Hong Kong Badminton Open Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2005 Malaysia Open Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2004 Uber Cup Women’s Team 1st Runner-up
  • 2004 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2004 Korea Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 4th Runner-up
  • 2004 Korea Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2003 Sudirman Cup Champion
  • 2003 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2003 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2003 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Fourth Runner-up
  • 2003 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Fourth Runner-up
  • 2003 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2003 Korea Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2003 Denmark Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2003 Japan Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2003 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2003 Holland Badminton Open Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
  • 2003 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
  • 2003 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 Hong Kong Badminton China Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2003 Denmark Open Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
  • 2003 Holland Badminton Open Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
  • 2003 Korea Open Mixed Doubles 1st Runner-up
  • 2003 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2002 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
  • 2002 Busan Asian Games Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • Runner-up, Women’s Team, 2002 Busan Asian Games, Korea
  • 2001 Korea Open Women’s Doubles Fourth Runner-up
  • 2000 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 1998 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 1998 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
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