Lee Jang-kun (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The le ...

: 이장군) is a former South Korean professional

Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...

player and television personality. He is the first overseas player in the Pro Kabaddi League to score 400 raid points. He became the most valuable international player in the fifth season after he was retained by Bengal Warriors and has played for the same franchise until the sixth season. He joined

Patna Pirates Patna Pirates (PTP) is a kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Neeraj Kumar and coached by Ravi Shetty. Their home ground is the Patliputra Sports Complex. The Pirates are the most succes ...

in the seventh season. He is the most successful foreign raider in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League.

Career

Lee started his kabaddi career at the age of 18 when he was preparing for physical education studies at college. In two years, he was selected for the South Korean national kabaddi team as a junior at Dong-eui University. After winning bronze as a member of the national team at the

2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ( ko, 2013년 실내 무도 아시아 경기대회/2013년 실내 무도 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sam nyeon silnae mudo Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sam nyeon silnae mudo asian geim), officially ...

, Lee captured his first top-level international medal at the 2014 Asian Games where South Korea clinched bronze in the men's kabaddi tournament. After the Asian Games, Lee moved to India to join the Pro Kabaddi League. He became a valuable player for his team afterwards. Lee has not returned to the league after skipping the eighth season due to personal reasons.

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Filmography

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Lee Jang-kun
at bengalwarriors.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jang-kun Living people South Korean male kabaddi players Pro Kabaddi League players 1992 births People from Busan Asian Games medalists in kabaddi Kabaddi players at the 2014 Asian Games Kabaddi players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Dong-a University alumni South Korean expatriate sportspeople in India