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Lee Jae-jin in 2012
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| Birth name | 이재진 | ||||||||||||
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January 26, 1983 Miryang, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 1999 - present | ||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||
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| Current ranking | 11 (September 25, 2008) | ||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Hangul | 이재진 |
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| Hanja | 李在珍 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jaejin |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Chaejin |
Lee Jae-jin (born January 26, 1983) is a male badminton player from South Korea.
Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man. They were seeded 10 and were defeated in the third round by Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, 21-17, 21-16.
In Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Lee and his partner Hwang won their first bronze medal after upsetting Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the first round and Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda in the quarter-final, but were defeated by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China in the semi-final. Nevertheless, in the bronze medal match, Lee and Hwang subdued Danish pair Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.