Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)

Lee Hyo-jung 이효정
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1981-01-13) 13 January 1981 (age 43) Busan, South Korea
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active	1999-2010
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD) 1 (XD with Lee Yong-dae)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Women's badminton Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Mixed doubles 2008 Beijing Women's doubles World Championships 2009 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2005 Anaheim Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team Uber Cup 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2004 Jakarta Women's team 2002 Guangzhou Women's team 2008 Jakarta Women's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 2002 Busan Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2006 Doha Women's doubles 2006 Doha Women's team 2002 Busan Women's doubles Asian Championships 2009 Suwon Mixed doubles 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 2000 Jakarta Women's doubles 2009 Suwon Women's doubles 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles 2003 Jakarta Women's doubles 2008 Johor Bahru Women's doubles 2003 Jakarta Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 1998 Melbourne Mixed doubles 1998 Melbourne Girls' doubles Asian Junior Championships 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Lee Hyo-jung (Korean: 이효정; Hanja: 李孝貞; Korean pronunciation: [i.ɦjo.dʑʌŋ]; born 13 January 1981) is a South Korean former badminton player.

She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae. Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae were unseeded, and in the finals they beat the top seeds and 2005 and 2007 world champions Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia, 21-11, 21-17.

Lee Hyo-jung also won the silver medal in badminton women's doubles at the aforementioned Olympics with Lee Kyung-won; they were seeded fourth and lost to the second-seeded Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang.

Lee became the first woman in Korean history to win gold medals at both the Olympics and the Asian Games. In the 2010 Asian Games, she partnered with Shin Baek-cheol instead of her usual partner, Lee Yong-dae. After winning the medal, she announced her retirement despite many pleas from her coaches and fans at home to continue playing until the London Olympics in 2012.