Lee Won-hee is a South Korean quadruple judo champion.
10 Facts About Lee Won-hee
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Lee Won-hee won the gold medal in 2006 Asian Games and 2003 Asian Judo Championships.
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Lee Won-hee won his Olympic gold medal by way of Ippon against Vitaly Makarov of Russia with 9 seconds left.
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Lee Won-hee was leading in the bout anyway, but had secured the win when he went in for Drop Seoi Nage and combined it with Kouchi gari to deliver Makarov onto his back with force.
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Lee Won-hee was voted top judoka in the 2004 Olympics.
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Lee Won-hee is arguably one of the best South Korean judokas ever to live.
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Lee Won-hee lost to Wang Ki-chun in the qualifications for the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro and 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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Lee Won-hee taught judo at his alma mater Yong In University.
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In 2008, Lee Won-hee married golfer Kim Mi-hyun, and they have a son, Yeseong.
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In 2018, Lee Won-hee married South Korean table tennis player Yun Ji-Hye and have a daughter together.