Lee Young-ja (born January 5, 1964) is a South Korean
team handball
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player and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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, playing for the South Korean national team.
["1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Handball"]
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1964 births
Living people
South Korean female handball players
Olympic handball players of South Korea
Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
Olympic medalists in handball
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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