Benny Lee (badminton)
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 5, 1965 Rangoon, Burma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benny Lee (born December 5, 1965) is an American former badminton player and coach. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Lee is a 9-time national champion in men's doubles. He won the national championships four times with Chris Jogis, four times with Thomas Reidy and won his ninth title with Andy Chong in 1998.
In 2012, Lee founded the Synergy Badminton Academy in California.[2][3]
Career
Partnered with Chris Jogis, the two went on to win the men's doubles title at the 1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Mexico.[4] In 1991, he partnered with Thomas Reidy and reached his second men's doubles final at the Pan American championships before losing to Mike Bitten and Bryan Blanshard of Canada.[5]
Personal life
Lee is the father of Allison Lee, who is also a badminton player and a runner-up at the 2023 BWF World Junior Championships.[6][7]
Achievements
Pan Am Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1987 | Club de Regatas Lima, Lima, Peru |
Chris Jogis | Mike Butler Anil Kaul |
9–15, 13–18 | Bronze |
| 1989 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C., Mexico City, Mexico |
Chris Jogis | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez |
15–7, 15–8 | Gold |
| 1991 | Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica |
Thomas Reidy | Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard |
12–15, 5–15 | Silver |
References
- ^ "Benny Lee". Olympedia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "About". Synergy Badminton. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Eymer, Rick (April 27, 2021). "Local high schoolers prepare to compete in badminton at the Pan Am Championships". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 18. International Badminton Federation. 1990. p. 20.
- ^ "BWF - Pan American Champs 1991 Ind - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Pacina, Michelle De (October 19, 2023). "California teens win US' first medal at Badminton World Junior Championships". NextShark. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Rendon, Cristina (October 11, 2023). "2 Bay Area women nab USA's very first medal at BWF World Junior Championships". KTVU FOX 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
External links
- Benny Lee at BWFBadminton.com
- Benny Lee at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Benny Lee at Olympics.com
- Benny Lee at Olympedia