Lee Da-bin (born 7 December 1996) is a South Korean

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. ...

practitioner. She competes for South Korea mainly in middleweight category at international competitions. Lee Da-bin represented

South Korea at the Asian Games Republic of Korea has competed at every celebration of the Asian Games except the 1951 Asian Games, including hosting the Summer Games in 1986, 2002, and 2014 and the Winter Games in 1999. South Korean athletes have won a total of 2235 medals at ...

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and

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. She clinched a gold medal in the women's 62kg event during the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

. Four years later, she clinched another gold medal in the women's +67kg event defeating Kazakhstani

Cansel Deniz Cansel Deniz (born 26 August 1991) is a Kazakh taekwondo practitioner. Career She represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's −67 kg and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the women's + 67 ...

during the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

. She became a world champion in the women's middleweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. She represented

South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Medalists , width="60%" al ...

which also marked her debut appearance at the Olympics. She qualified to the women's 67 kg event final after a nail biting last minute win over Britain's

Bianca Walkden Bianca Cook, also known as Bianca Walkden (born 29 September 1991) is a British taekwondo athlete and Olympian. She is a three-time World champion, twice World Grand Prix champion, four-time European champion and a double Olympic medallist. Ca ...

. She lost the gold medal match to Serbia's Milica Mandic in the women's 67kg taekwondo event. She won the silver medal in the women's middleweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Da-bin 1996 births Living people South Korean female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Universiade medalists in taekwondo Universiade gold medalists for South Korea Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Korea National Sport University alumni Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners of South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ulsan 21st-century South Korean women