Lee Deuk-choon

Lee Deuk-choon
Lee Deuk-choon at the 2014 Asian Championships in Gimcheon
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing South Korea
World Championships
1987 Beijing Mixed doubles
World Cup
1987 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Asian Games
1986 Seoul Men's team
1986 Seoul Mixed doubles
1982 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Championships
1987 Semarang Men's team

Lee Deuk-choon (Korean이득춘, born 16 July 1962[1]) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea. In 2013, he became head coach of the Korean National Badminton Team after nearly 20 years as the head coach of the Junior National Team.[2] He replaced Kim Joong-soo, who was the acting head coach following the removal of Sung Han-kook. Lee was replaced as head coach on January 1, 2017 by Kang Kyung-jin.[3]

Career

He won a silver medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Chung Myung-hee and the same year, he and Chung won the mixed title at the All England Open Badminton Championships.[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
6–15, 15–12, 10–15 Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chung Myung-hee Steen Fladberg
Gillian Clark
8–15, 9–15 Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Chung So-young Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee
10–15, 3–15 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–6, 12–15, 15–10 Winner
1986 Chinese Taipei Open Kim Joong-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
4–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1987 Japan Open Shon Jin-hwan Liem Swie King
Eddy Hartono
4–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1987 French Open Kim Moon-soo Hadibowo Susanto
Rudy Heryanto
15–0, 17–14 Winner
1987 Canada Open Lee Sang-bok Lius Pongoh
Richard Mainaky
11–15, 15–8, 15–13 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Swedish Open Chung Myung-hee Stefan Karlsson
Maria Bengtsson
5–15, 15–11, 7–15 Runner-Up
1986 German Open Chung Myung-hee Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
10–15, 18–17, 15–10 Winner
1986 Scandinavian Open Chung Myung-hee Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
16–17, 15–12, 7–15 Runner-Up
1986 All England Open Chung So-young Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee
5–15, 5–15 Runner-Up
1987 Japan Open Chung Myung-hee Billy Gilliland
Gillian Gowers
15–2, 15–5 Winner
1987 All England Open Chung Myung-hee Jan-Eric Antonsson
Christine Magnusson
15–5, 14–18, 15–8 Winner
1987 Canada Open Chung So-young Andy Goode
Gillian Gowers
15–3, 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1988 Japan Open Chung So-young Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee
Walkover Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 U.S. Open Lee Sang-bok Ko Hsin-Ming
Liao Wei-Chieh
15–2, 15–1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 U.S. Open Chung So-young Mike Butler
Claire Backhouse
15–12, 15–6 Winner

References

  1. ^ "Tournament Personnel Data". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Badminton Korea Association Press Release, 21 March, 2013". Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ "National Badminton Team Coach and 2017 player selection notice". Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ "All England Open champions: An assembly line of badminton's biggest names". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.