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Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)
Lee Hyo-jung (Hangul: 이효정, Hanja: 李孝貞; ; 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. 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification . Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Uber Cup
The 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 7 May to 16 May 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the 23rd edition of World Men's Team Badminton Championships, Thomas Cup and 20th edition of World Women's Team Badminton Championships, Uber Cup. After a 12-year drought China finally lifted their fifth title of Thomas Cup and also won their ninth title of Uber Cup. Host city selection Indonesia, Japan, and the United States are the countries to submit a bid for hosting the event. Indonesia was selected as host during IBF council meeting in Birmingham. Teams The following nations from 5 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 16 nations, defending champions of Uber Cup, China, and host nation as well as defending champion of Thomas Cup, Indonesia and its Uber Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round. Thomas & Uber Cup * China * Denmark * Germany * Indonesia * Japan * Malaysia * Korea * South Africa Thomas Cup * Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2006 Asian Games – Women's Team
The badminton women's team tournament at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ... took place from 30 November to 5 December at Aspire Hall 3. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Results League stage Pool W Pool X Pool Y Repechage Pool Z Knockout stage Semifinals Final Non-participating athletes * * * * References Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games - Women's team [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2006 Asian Games – Women's Doubles
The badminton women's doubles tournament at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ... took place from 5 December to 9 December at Aspire Hall 3. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Results ;Legend *r — Retired Final Top half Bottom half References Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games - Women's doubles Badminton at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Badminton was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9. All events were held at Aspire Hall 3. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 162 athletes from 20 nations competed in badminton at the 2006 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References Asian Games Complete Results External linksBadminton Asia {{Asian Games Badminton 2006 Asian Games 2006 Asian Games events 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2010 Asian Games – Women's Team
The badminton women's team tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou took place from 13 November to 15 November at Tianhe Gymnasium. Ten teams entered for the tournament but Macau didn't show up against China women's team in quarterfinal round and therefore lost by walkover. China won the gold medal by beating Thailand 3–0 in the final at Tianhe Gymnasium on 15 November 2010. It was the fourth consecutive Asian Games gold for China's women in the event. World number one Wang Xin lost the first game to Ratchanok Intanon but rallied to take the opener 20–22 21–17 21–14. In the next bout, Wang Shixian beat Nitchaon Jindapol 21–13, 21–12, to make the team result 2–0. There was no such drama in last matches when world number six Jiang Yanjiao beat Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–15, 21–10. South Korea and Indonesia shared the bronze medal. South Korea lost 3–0 to China in the semifinal while Indonesia outplayed by Thailand 3–1. Schedule All times are Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2010 Asian Games – Women's Doubles
The badminton women's doubles tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou took place from 16 November to 19 November at Tianhe Gymnasium. Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Results ;Legend *r — Retired *WO — Won by walkover John_Carpenter_was_disqualified,_prompting_his_teammates_John_Taylor_(athlete).html" ;"title="John_Carpenter_(athlete).html" "title="Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">men's 400 metres running in a walkover. Americ ... Final Top half Bottom half References Results External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2002 Asian Games – Women's Team
The badminton women's team tournament at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ... took place from 6 November to 8 November at Gangseo Gymnasium. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Non-participating athletes * * * * * * * References 2002 Asian Games Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2002 Asian Games - Women's team [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2002 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2002 Asian Games at the Gangseo Gymnasium in Busan, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ... from 6 October to 14 October 2002 . Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 120 athletes from 16 nations competed in badminton at the 2002 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References 2002 Asian Games website Exte ...
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Badminton At The 2010 Asian Games – Mixed Doubles
The badminton mixed doubles tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou took place from 17 November to 21 November at Tianhe Gymnasium The Tianhe Gymnasium of Tianhe Sports Center is a sports venue in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. It hosted badminton events during the 2010 Asian Games. On 23 April 2019, the Tianhe Sports Center and Guangzhou Loong Lions The Guangzhou Loong Li .... Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Results Final Top half Bottom half References Results External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2010 Asian Games ...
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from 13 November 13 to 21 November 2010. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 190 athletes from 17 nations competed in badminton at the 2010 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ReferencesFull Results External links {{Asian Games Badminton 2010 Asian Games 2010 Asian Games events 2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The Asian Games
Badminton has been one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia. History Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with singles, doubles and team event for both men and women. The mixed doubles event was added in 1966 Asian Games. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974). Competition Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games, each game is of 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points. Editions Events Medal table Performance by nations Participating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
