Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)

Lee Hyo-jung (Korean: 이효정; Hanja: 李孝貞; Korean pronunciation: [i.ɦjo.dʑʌŋ]; born 13 January 1981) is a South Korean former badminton player.

For an actor of the same name, see Lee Hyo-jung (actor).
Lee Hyo-jung
이효정
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1981-01-13) 13 January 1981
Busan, South Korea
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active1999-2010
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD)
1 (XD)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Women's badminton
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingMixed doubles
2008 BeijingWomen's doubles
World Championships
2009 HyderabadMixed doubles
2005 AnaheimWomen's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2003 EindhovenMixed team
2009 GuangzhouMixed team
2007 GlasgowMixed team
2005 BeijingMixed team
Uber Cup
2010 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
2004 JakartaWomen's team
2002 GuangzhouWomen's team
2008 JakartaWomen's team
2000 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouMixed doubles
2002 BusanWomen's team
2010 GuangzhouWomen's doubles
2010 GuangzhouWomen's team
2006 DohaWomen's doubles
2006 DohaWomen's team
2002 BusanWomen's doubles
Asian Championships
2009 SuwonMixed doubles
2005 HyderabadWomen's doubles
2004 Kuala LumpurWomen's doubles
2000 JakartaWomen's doubles
2009 SuwonWomen's doubles
2005 HyderabadMixed doubles
2003 JakartaWomen's doubles
2008 Johor BahruWomen's doubles
2003 JakartaMixed doubles
World Junior Championships
1998 MelbourneMixed doubles
1998 MelbourneGirls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
1998 Kuala LumpurGirls' doubles
1998 Kuala LumpurGirls' team
BWF profile

She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae. Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae were unseeded, and in the finals they beat the top seeds and 2005 and 2007 world champions Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia, 21-11, 21-17.

Lee Hyo-jung also won the silver medal in badminton women's doubles at the aforementioned Olympics with Lee Kyung-won; they were seeded fourth and lost to the second-seeded Chinese pair, Du Jing and Yu Yang.

Lee became the first woman in Korean history to win gold medals at both the Olympics and the Asian Games. In the 2010 Asian Games, she partnered with Shin Baek-cheol instead of her usual partner, Lee Yong-dae. After winning the medal, she announced her retirement despite many pleas from her coaches and fans at home to continue playing until the London Olympics in 2012.

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