Lee Seung-soo
| Lee Seung Soo 이승수 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 20, 1990 South Korea |
| Native name | 이승수 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Division | Half-middleweight |
| Style | Judo |
| Fighting out of | Seoul, South Korea |
| Team | Taeneung Korea Judo National Team |
| Trainer | Song Dae-nam |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Judo |
| University | Yongin University |
Lee Seung-soo (Hangul: 이승수; born July 20, 1990) is a South Korean judoka.[1]
Lee is the South Korea national team's primary half-middleweight fighter, having represented it 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.[2][3]
His main skill is seoi nage, a trademark of the Korea national team.[4]
On the International Judo Federation circuit, he has won a silver medal at the 2015 Grand Slam in Tokyo[5] 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.[6]
Lee became Korea's half-middleweight representative after defeating double world champion Wang Ki-chun as the latter ascended from lightweight.[7] He has consistently won the national title in the weight division, however lost to Wang in the 2015 Korea National Championships.[8]
Lee is prudently ranked No. 29 in the world rankings,[9] and is the second ranked in Korea for the Olympic qualifiers after Wang.
Competitive record
| Judo Record[10] | |
|---|---|
| Total | 42 |
| Wins | 25 |
| by Ippon | 18 |
| Losses | 17 |
| by Ippon | 3 |
References
- ↑ "SeungSu Lee, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ World of judo (2015-08-31), Japan vs South Korea World Judo Team Championships 2015 - Astana, retrieved 2016-05-16
- ↑ "JudoInside - News - Japanese men defeat Korean by 3-2 in world team final". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ TheMilestone19 (2015-04-30), Korean "Reverse Seoi Nage" Compilation, retrieved 2016-05-16
- ↑ judoofficial (2015-12-05), Tchrikishvili(GEO)-Lee(KOR)-81kg FINAL Tokyo Grand Slam 2015, retrieved 2016-05-16
- ↑ "(CISM Games) S. Korea collects two golds in judo, wrestling - The Korea Observer". The Korea Observer. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ "Old rivals fight for spot on the nat'l judo squad". Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ KBS World TV (2015-12-29), Cool Kiz on the Block | 우리동네 예체능 - The National Judo Competition, part 2 (2015.12.29), retrieved 2016-05-16
- ↑ "IJF World Rankings May 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Judobase.org". www.judobase.org. Retrieved 2016-05-16.