Age, Biography and Wiki
Lee Hyun-il was born on 17 April, 1980 in Seoul, South Korea, is a South Korean badminton player. Discover Lee Hyun-il's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?
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43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
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17 April 1980 |
| Birthday |
17 April |
| Birthplace |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality |
South Korea
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 43 years old group.
Lee Hyun-il Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Lee Hyun-il height is 176 cm and Weight 67 kg.
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176 cm |
| Weight |
67 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lee Hyun-il Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lee Hyun-il worth at the age of 43 years old? Lee Hyun-il’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from South Korea. We have estimated Lee Hyun-il's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Lee Hyun-il Social Network
Timeline
Lee Hyun-il (이현일; born 17 April 1980) is a former badminton player from South Korea.
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
In the semifinal, Lee defeated 2001 World Championship runner-up and 2001 All England Open semifinalist Peter Gade 2-0, which led his team to a 3-2 victory over Denmark.
Lee won another 2-0 upset victory over world number one ranked Chen Hong in game 1 of the South Korea's final team event against China.
Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for team Korea.
In the men's team event, Lee dominated the opponents he faced in the tourney, completing all three matches less than 30 minutes and allowing only seven points in the semifinals and eight in the final.
He is a former World and Asian Championships bronze medalist, and was part of South Korean team that won the 2003 Sudirman Cup as well the gold medals at the 2002 and 2014 Asian Games.
At the 2003 Sudirman Cup held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Lee helped his team to win its third Sudirman Cup title, winning all three singles matches.
Though many great doubles players from South Korea had won numerous international competitions, team Korea had always struggled to win the Thomas and Sudirman Cup competitions due to the lack of top men's singles players.
However, Lee, the winner of the 2003 Swiss Open, showed spectacular performances through the Sudirman Cup tournament, not dropping a single set.
Lee competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was his first Olympic appearance.
However, he was surprisingly eliminated in the second round by Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand.
At the 2006 IBF World Championships held in Madrid, Spain, Lee captured his first World Championship medal in the men's singles event.
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF).
BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier.
It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
He participated in the Beijing Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals before being defeated by world number one, Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia, and then being beaten by Chen Jin of China in the bronze-medal playoff.
After the 2008 Olympics, Lee announced his retirement from international badminton and only competed in national competitions.
However, in April 2010 he came out of retirement after much persuasion from the coach and teammates to fill the void of singles players in the Korean national squad.
In May 2010, Lee participated in the 2010 Thomas Cup and played in two singles matches.
A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.
Lee lost to Chinese Chen Long in the badminton bronze-medal playoff on 5 August 2012.
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Lee who joined the Miryang City Hall team since 2018, decided to retire from the team on 22 November 2019.
