Lee Heung-soon is a retired female badminton player from South Korea.

Lee Heung-soon
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1971-11-19) 19 November 1971 (age 53)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Women's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Macau Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Guangzhou Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tokyo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
BWF profile

Career

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Lee competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles. She lost in quarterfinals to Huang Hua, of China, 11-3, 10-12, 11-0.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 11–2, 7–11, 6–11   Bronze

World Cup

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Macau Forum,
Portuguese Macau
  Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 1–11, 11–7, 7–11   Bronze
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium,
Guangzhou, China
  Tang Jiuhong 1–11, 5–11   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1991 Cheras Stadium
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Shim Eun-jung 4–11, 12–11, 3–11   Bronze

World Junior Championships

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The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia   Kang Bok-seung   Lee Jung-mi
  Gil Young-ah
15–18, 18–16, 6–15   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Indonesian Open   Susi Susanti 8–11, 3–11   Runner-up
1991 Thailand Open   Susi Susanti 7–11, 4–11   Runner-up
1993 Swedish Open   Bang Soo-hyun 2–11, 6–11   Runner-up

Invitational Tournament

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Asian Invitational Championships Bandar Lampung, Indonesia   Lee Young-suk   Verawaty Fadjrin
  Yanti Kusmiati
7–15, 2–15   Bronze

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Heung-soon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.