Lee Se-yeol
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Nationality | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Jeollanam-do, South Korea | 15 October 1990||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||
Club |
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kim Jin Kyu[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Se-Yeol (Korean: 이 세열; born October 15, 1990 in Jeollanam-do) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1][2] In 2010, Lee defeated Japan's Norikatsu Saikawa for the gold medal in his respective division at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India, and eventually captured a silver at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, losing out to Iran's Taleb Nematpour.[3][4]
Lee represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 84 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Bosnian-born Austrian wrestler Amer Hrustanović, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Lee without a single point.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lee Se-Yeol". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Se-Yeol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ "Rajender takes 55 kg Greco Roman silver". The Hindu. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ "Iran's Nematpour wins men's 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.