Lee In-jong
South Korean taekwondo practitioner
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Lee In-Jong (Korean: 이인종, born August 2, 1982) is a South Korean female taekwondo practitioner. She is a three-time World Championship middleweight silver medalist.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's taekwondo | ||
Representing  South Korea | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2007 Beijing | Middleweight[1] |
| 2009 Copenhagen | Middleweight[2] |
| 2013 Puebla | Middleweight[3] |
| Asian Championships | ||
 | 2012 Ho Chi Minh City | Middleweight[4] |
Lee did not qualify for the 2008 Olympics losing to Hwang Kyung-Seon, who eventually won the Olympic gold medal in the women's under 67 kg division in Beijing, in the South Korean National Trials.[citation needed]
As a middleweight (under 73 kg), Lee clinched her slot in the women's over 67 kg division 2012 Olympic South Korean National Trials where she beat 2011 World Championship runner-up An Sae-Bom and 2007 World Championship runner-up Park Hye-Mi. At the Olympics, she lost in her bronze medal bout to Anastasia Baryshnikova.[5]
