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Lee Won-hee (born July 19, 1981) is a South Korean quadruple judo champion. Lee won the gold medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] He was the world champion in 2003.[2] He also won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games and 2003 Asian Judo Championships.

Lee Won-hee

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1981-07-19) 19 July 1981 (age 41) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Yongin University
Occupation	Judoka
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)	Kim Mi-hyun (m. 2008-2012) Yun Ji-hye (m. 2018)
Korean name
Hangul	이원희
Hanja	李元熹
Revised Romanization	I Won-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Wŏn-hŭi
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–73 kg
Rank	5th dan black belt in Judo
Now coaching	South Korea National Team (Women) Kim Jan-di, Jeong Bo-kyeong, Kim Seong-yeon, Kim Min-jeong, Bak Ji-yun
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2003)
Asian Champ.	(2003, 2006)
Olympic Games	(2004)
Highest world ranking	1st (2003, 2004)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2004 Athens –73 kg World Championships 2003 Osaka –73 kg Asian Games 2006 Doha –73 kg Asian Championships 2003 Jeju –73 kg Summer Universiade 2003 Jeju –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	11643
JudoInside.com	13491
Updated on 25 October 2022.

He won his Olympic gold medal by way of Ippon against Vitaly Makarov of Russia with 9 seconds left. He was leading in the bout anyway, but had secured the win when he went in for Drop Seoi Nage and combined it with Ko-Ouchi Gari to deliver Makarov onto his back with force. He was voted top judoka in the 2004 Olympics.[3] Lee was renowned for his favourite technique Tai Otoshi.[4]

Lee is arguably one of the best South Korean judokas ever to live.[5] During his active career, he was nicknamed "Mr. Ippon" and "Grand Slammer" for his 48-game winning streak, of which, 43 were won by ippon.[6] He lost to Wang Ki-chun in the qualifications for the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro and 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[7]

Lee taught judo at his alma mater Yong In University.[8] In 2015, he was promoted to head coach of the South Korean Women's Judo National Team.[9]

Personal life

Lee attended Boseong Middle School.[10] He is believed to have an IQ of 148.[6]

In 2008, Lee married golfer Kim Mi-hyun,[11] and they have a son, Yeseong.[12] The couple divorced in 2012.[13]

In 2018, Lee married South Korean table tennis player Yun Ji-Hye[14] and have a daughter together.[15][16]

References

External links

• Lee Won-hee at the International Judo Federation
• Lee Won-hee at JudoInside.com
• Lee Won-hee at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Lee Won-hee at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Lee Won-hee

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[fr] Lee Won-hee

Lee Won-Hee, né le 19 juillet 1981, est un judoka sud-coréen qui s'illustre dans la catégorie poids léger (-73 kg). Le judoka, dont les apparitions sur le circuit international sont assez rares[1], est le champion olympique en titre de sa catégorie. Un titre acquis en 2004 à Athènes après être sorti victorieux de la finale face au Russe Vitali Makarov. L'année précédente il avait conquis le titre mondial dans la même catégorie en battant en finale le Français Daniel Fernandes.

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[it] Lee Won-hee

Lee Won-hee[1] (in hangŭl: 이원희; Seul, 19 luglio 1981) è un ex judoka sudcoreano.

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[ru] Ли Вон Хи

Ли Вон Хи (кор. 이원희; родился 19 июля 1981; Южная Корея) — корейский дзюдоист, чемпион Олимпийских игр, чемпион мира, чемпион Азиатских игр, чемпион Азии.

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