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Lee Hyo-jung

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Lee Hyo-jung is the 67th most popular badminton player (up from 75th in 2024), the 1,178th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,019th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South Korean Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Lee Hyo-jung ranks 67 out of 117. Before her are Misaki Matsutomo, Gong Zhichao, Mohammad Ahsan, Christinna Pedersen, Chen Jin, and Yu Yang. After her are An Se-young, Gu Jun, Liliyana Natsir, Valeria Sorokina, Ratchanok Intanon, and Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Lee Hyo-jung ranks 1,123. Before her are Marco Guida, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Iriney, Luis Moreno, Ania, and Eduard Stăncioiu. After her are Kazuaki Kamizono, Ivan Nikčević, Dylan Armstrong, Andreas Birnbacher, Vasyl Fedoryshyn, and Sébastien Rosseler.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Hyo-jung ranks 1,178 out of 1,128. Before her are Kim Chung-tae (1980), Choi Sung-kuk (1983), Oh Se-jong (1982), Park Sang-young (1995), Ha Sung-woon (1994), and Kim Bub-min (1991). After her are Nam Da-reum (2002), Kim Seung-yong (1985), An Se-young (2002), Seo Yu-na (1992), Lim O-kyeong (1971), and Kim Seon-young (1979).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In South Korea

Among badminton players born in South Korea, Lee Hyo-jung ranks 11. Before her are Hwang Hye-young (1966), Kim Dong-moon (1975), Ha Tae-kwon (1975), Jung Jae-sung (1982), Chung So-young (1967), and Lee Dong-soo (1974). After her are An Se-young (2002), Lee Kyung-won (1980), Ra Kyung-min (1976), Jang Hye-ock (1977), Jung Kyung-eun (1990), and Lee Jae-jin (1983).

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