Lee Seung-su
South Korean judoka (born 1990)
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Lee Seung-su (Korean: 이승수; born 20 July 1990) is a South Korean judoka.[1][2][3][4]
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| Born | 20 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R16 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th (2017, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 11103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 55954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 24 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Lee is the South Korea national team's primary half-middleweight fighter, having represented them at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships. He was also chosen as the half-middleweight representative in the 2015 World team competition, where he won a silver medal.[5][6]
His main skill is seoi nage, a trademark of the Korea national team.[7]
On the International Judo Federation circuit, he has won a silver medal at the 2015 Grand Slam in Tokyo[8] and the 2013 Grand Prix in Jeju and Rijeka.
A soldier of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Lee has participated in various military games, and most notably won the gold medal at the 2015 Military World Games in Mungyeong.[9]
Lee became Korea's half-middleweight representative after defeating double world champion Wang Ki-chun as the latter ascended from lightweight.[10] He has consistently won the national title in the weight division, however lost to Wang in the 2015 Korea National Championships.[11]
Lee is ranked No. 29 in the world rankings,[12] and is the second ranked in Korea for the Olympic qualifiers after Wang.
Competitive record
| Judo Record[13] | |
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| Total | 42 |
| Wins | 25 |
| by Ippon | 18 |
| Losses | 17 |
| by Ippon | 3 |
