Lee Dong-soo ( ; born 7 June 1974) is a former

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player from

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

who affiliate with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

Competition

Lee competed for Korea in

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in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yong-sung. They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis of

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in the first round and

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and

Alvent Yulianto Alvent Yulianto Chandra (born 11 July 1980) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Glenmore, Banyuwangi, East Java, he has been playing badminton since he was 10 years old in a club named Suryanaga Gudang Garam Surabaya. Personal life On ...

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in the second. In the quarterfinals, Lee and Yoo beat Choong Tan Fook and

Lee Wan Wah Lee Wan Wah (, born 24 November 1975) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the Japan junior team coach. Career overview Lee made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Choong Tan Fook, they adva ...

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11-15, 15-11, 15-9. They won the semifinal against

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and

Martin Lundgaard Hansen Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 11 October 1972) is a Danish badminton player. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubles. T ...

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9-15, 15-5, 15-3 but lost the final to fellow Koreans Kim Dong-moon and

Ha Tae-kwon Ha Tae-kwon (; born 30 April 1975) is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon in elementary school. He made his international debut ...

15-11, 15-4 to finish with the

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Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's doubles''

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

Asian Games

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

East Asian Games

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Men's doubles''

References

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