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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 20 November 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 16 (29 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 이동근 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Dong-geun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Tong-gŭn |
Lee Dong-keun (Korean: 이동근; Korean pronunciation: [i.doŋ.ɡɯn] or [i] [toŋ.ɡɯn]; born 20 November 1990) is a Korean badminton player specializing in men's singles.[1] He won his first international senior title at the 2011 Vietnam International tournament.[2] Lee participated at the 2012 World University Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze in the singles events.[3] He was also part of the South Korean winning team at the 2014 Asian Games.[4] In 2016, Lee represented his country competing at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]