Lee Deuk-choon (, born 16 July 1962) 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. 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 1 January 2017 by Kang Kyung-jin.
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.
Achievements
World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing6–15, 15–12, 10–15 Silver
World Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chung Myung-hee Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark8–15, 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 Result1984Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–6, 12–15, 15–10 Winner1986Chinese Taipei Open Kim Joong-soo Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek4–15, 5–15 Runner-up1987Japan Open Shon Jin-hwan Liem Swie King Eddy Hartono4–15, 7–15 Runner-up1987French Open Kim Moon-soo Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto15–0, 17–14 Winner1987Canada Open Lee Sang-bok Lius Pongoh Richard Mainaky11–15, 15–8, 15–13 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1985Swedish Open Chung Myung-hee Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson5–15, 15–11, 7–15 Runner-Up1986German Open Chung Myung-hee Martin Dew Gillian Gilks10–15, 18–17, 15–10 Winner1986Scandinavian Open Chung Myung-hee Martin Dew Gillian Gilks16–17, 15–12, 7–15 Runner-Up1986All England Open Chung So-young Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee5–15, 5–15 Runner-Up1987Japan Open Chung Myung-hee Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers15–2, 15–5 Winner1987All England Open Chung Myung-hee Jan-Eric Antonsson Christine Magnusson15–5, 14–18, 15–8 Winner 1987Canada Open Chung So-young Andy Goode Gillian Gowers 15–3, 11–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1988Japan Open Chung So-young Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee Walkover Runner-up
IBF International
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1987U.S. Open Lee Sang-bok Ko Hsin-Ming Liao Wei-Chieh15–2, 15–1 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1987U.S. Open Chung So-young Mike Butler Claire Backhouse15–12, 15–6 Winner
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