Lee Sam-seop (Korean이삼섭; Hanja李三燮, born 19 March 1970) is a South Korean[1] paralympic badminton player.[2] He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, being awarded the silver medal in the men's singles WH1 event.[3]

Lee Sam-seop
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1970-03-19) 19 March 1970 (age 54)
Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 30 April 2019)
1 (MD with Kim Jung-jun 25 June 2019)
3 (XD with Lee Sun-ae 1 January 2019)
Current ranking13 (MS) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Yeoju Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Yeoju Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Yeoju Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles

Achievements edit

Paralympic Games edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Qu Zimo 6–21, 6r–11   Silver

World Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea   Lee Yong-ho 21–8, 21–12   Gold
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala   Thomas Wandschneider 21–14, 21–11   Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany   Jakarin Homhual 21–10, 22–20   Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England   Thomas Wandschneider 21–9, 21–12   Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea   Qu Zimo 21–10, 21–9   Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Fencing Hall,
Seoul, South Korea
  Lee Yong-ho   David Toupé
  Avni Kertmen
19–21, 21–9, 21–8   Gold
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala   Shim Jae-yul   Amir Levi
  Makbel Shefanya
21–18, 21–15   Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
  Avni Kertmen   David Toupé
  Thomas Wandschneider
10–21, 16–21   Silver
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
  Kim Kyung-hoon   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Dong-seop
21–17, 19–21, 26–14   Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
  Kim Jung-jun   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Sung-hun
16–21, 21–10, 21–8   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Seoul, South Korea   Lee Mi-ok   Osamu Nagashima
  Midori Shimada
21–14, 22–20   Gold
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala   Son Ok-cha   David Toupé
  Sonja Häsler
21–17, 21–16   Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
  Son Ok-cha   Jakarin Homhual
  Sujirat Pookkham
15–21, 20–22   Silver
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
  Kim Yun-sim   Jakarin Homhual
  Amnouy Wetwithan
23–21, 21–17   Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
  Lee Sun-ae   Jakarin Homhual
  Amnouy Wetwithan
14–21, 21–19, 18–21   Silver

Asian Para Games edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Choi Jung-man 21–7, 22–24, 21–12   Gold
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Choi Jung-man 18–21, 21–18, 18–21   Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
  Kim Kyung-hoon   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Sung-hun
21–13, 20–22, 17–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
  Kim Kyung-hoon   Jakarin Homhual
  Amnouy Wetwithan
16–21, 15–21   Silver

Asian Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea   Kim Jung-jun 21–10, 15–21, 11–21   Silver
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China   Lee Dong-seop 21–19, 21–19   Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012[a] Yeo-ju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea
  Kim Jung-jun   Fang Chih-tsung
  Ong Yu-yu
21–6, 21–1   Gold
  Osamu Nagashima
  Tsutomu Shimada
21–9, 21–12
  Jakarin Homhaul
  Chatchai Kornpeekanok
21–8, 21–12
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
  Kim Jung-jun   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Dong-seop
17–21, 16–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012[b] Yeo-ju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea
  Lee Mi-ok   Kim Jung-jun
  Son Ok-cha
15–21, 17–21   Silver
  Hiroki Fujino
  Midori Shimada
21–8, 21–5
  Chatchai Kornpeekanok
  Piyawan Thinjun
21–12, 21–15
  Jakarin Homhual
  Sujirat Pookkham
18–21, 21–13, 21–16
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
  Kim Yun-sim   Lee Dong-seop
  Lee Sun-ae
12–21, 19–21   Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title) edit

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Kim Kyung-hoon   Jeong Jae-gun
  Kim Jung-jun
22–20, 11–21, 21–18   Winner

International Tournaments (21 titles, 12 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Spanish Para Badminton International   Choi Jung-man 21–15, 21–19   Winner
2013 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 19–21, 21–18, 16–21   Runner-up
2014 England Para Badminton Championships   Jakarin Homhual 21–16, 21–8   Winner
2015 China Para Badminton International   Jeong Jae-gun 16–21, 21–16, 21–13   Winner
2016 Irish Para Badminton International   Thomas Wandschneider 21–15, 21–15   Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International   Choi Jung-man 13–21, 21–18, 11–21   Winner
2017 Irish Para Badminton International   David Toupé 11–2 retired   Winner
2017 USA Para Badminton International   Lee Dong-seop 21–16, 21–23, 11–21   Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International   Choi Jung-man 17–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International   Jeong Jae-gun 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International   Jeong Jae-gun 21–19, 17–21, 21–17   Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International   Lee Dong-seop 16–21, 21–17, 21–17   Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International   Jeong Jae-gun 23–21, 21–17   Winner
2020 Peru Para Badminton International   Lee Dong-seop 19–21, 11–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Spanish Para Badminton International   Choi Jung-man   Avni Kertmen
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–13, 21–17   Winner
2013[c] Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Sébastien Martin
  Seiji Yamami
21–9, 21–8   Winner
  Javier Fernández
  Roberto Galdos
21–11, 21–8
  David Toupé
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–11, 21–14
2014 England Para Badminton Championships   Kim Jung-jun   Chan Ho Yuen
  Jakarin Homhual
21–15, 21–8   Winner
2015 China Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Chan Ho Yuen
  David Toupé
21–10, 21–14   Winner
2016 Irish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   David Toupé
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–14, 21–9   Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Jung-jun
14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Dong-seop
21–16, 21–12   Winner
2017 Irish Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Chan Ho Yuen
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–19, 21–17   Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Jung-jun
16–21, 21–18, 21–19   Winner
2017 USA Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Chan Ho Yuen
  Osamu Nagashima
21–11, 21–16   Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International   Jeong Jae-gun   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Jung-jun
21–16, 11–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International   Jeong Jae-gun   Kim Sung-hun
  David Toupé
17–21, 22–20, 13–21   Runner-up
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
11–21, 21–18, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Chatchai Kornpeekanok
  Aphichat Sumpradit
21–13, 21–6   Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Jeong Jae-gun
  Kim Kyung-hoon
19–21, 21–11, 24–22   Winner
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Dong-seop
12–21, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Para Badminton International   Yuma Yamazaki   Chan Ho Yuen
  Nina Gorodetzky
17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International   Lee Sun-ae   Lee Dong-seop
  Kim Yun-sim
21–15, 19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International   Yuma Yamazaki   Hiroshi Murayama
  Rie Ogura
19–21, 21–14, 21–15   Winner

References edit

  1. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 May 2021). "Spanish Para Badminton International offers last qualifying chance for sport's Paralympic debut in Tokyo". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: full medal table". The Guardian. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

External links edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.