Lee Young-suk (; born 9 May 1970) is a retired

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 ...

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player who affiliates with Busan City Hall since 1988. She is considered one of the most talented women's players with her exceptional speed around the court and power. She was the champion at the 1987

Denmark Open The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one ...

, 1988 Hong Kong Open, and 1990 Indonesia Open. At her peak, she was once ranked World No. 2 in women's singles. After retiring from competitive play in the mid-1990s, she worked as a head coach at the Lee Jae Bok International Badminton Academy (LIBA) in Northampton, England. She is now the chairman of Hongsung badminton club in South Korea.

Achievements

Asian Games

''Women's singles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

IBF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

Invitational Tournament

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Young-suk 1970 births Living people Badminton players from Busan South Korean female badminton players Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players Asian Games silver medalists in badminton Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton