Lee Yun-hwa

{{Short description|South Korean badminton player}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|14}}

| birth_place = Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea

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| height = 1.62 m

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| handedness = Right

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| event = Women's singles & doubles

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

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{{MedalCompetition | Sudirman Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Glasgow | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Beijing | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Uber Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Kuala Lumpur | Women's team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Jakarta | Women's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2008 Jakarta | Women's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Doha | Women's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Pretoria | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Taipei | Girls' team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Kuala Lumpur | Girls' team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2002 Kuala Lumpur | Girls' doubles }}

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Lee Yun-hwa ({{Korean|hangul=이연화}}; born 14 November 1985) is a South Korean badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Lee Yun Hwa |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/15410/lee-yun-hwa |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=10 May 2018}} Born in Wonju, Gangwon province, Lee started playing badminton at aged nine.{{cite news |title=Lee Yun-hwa works a miracle for Korean squad |url=http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/index.php?threads/news-lee-yun-hwa-works-a-miracle-for-korean-squad.15713/ |publisher=Badminton Central |accessdate=10 May 2018}} She educated at the Bukwon girls' middle school, after that in Yubong girls' high school.{{cite news |title=한국 사상 첫 우버컵 우승!! 한국 여자 배드민턴대표팀 |url=http://www.badmintonkorea.co.kr/gnuboard4/bbs/board.php?bo_table=news&wr_id=85 |publisher=Badminton Korea Association |accessdate=10 May 2018 |language=Korean}} Lee joined the national team when she was 15 and trained at the Taeneung national training center. In the junior event, she competed at the Asian Junior Championships, winning a gold medal in the girls' team event in 2001, girls team silver and girls' doubles bronze medal in 2002.{{cite web |title=2001 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2001년) |url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000093&keyword=%BE%C6%BD%C3%BE%C6%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE&page=3&div=0 |publisher=Badminton Korea Association |accessdate=10 May 2018 |language=Korean }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |title=2002 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2002년) |url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000016&keyword=%BE%C6%BD%C3%BE%C6%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE&page=3&div=0 |publisher=Badminton Korea Association |accessdate=10 May 2018 |language=Korean }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She also part of the national junior team that won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships.{{cite web |title=세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2002년) |url=http://www.bka.kr/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000024&keyword=%BC%BC%B0%E8%C1%D6%B4%CF%BE%EE&page=2&div=0 |publisher=Badminton Korea Association |accessdate=10 May 2018 |language=Korean}} She made a debut at the Uber Cup in 2004, and captured the attention by her outstanding performance winning the singles and doubles event in the semi-finals against Denmark. In the Sudirman Cup, she helped the team reaching in to the semi-finals round in 2005 and 2007, clinched the bronze medal for the team.{{cite news |title=China face Indonesia in Beijing |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/badminton/4547593.stm |publisher=BBC |accessdate=10 May 2018}}{{cite news |title=BWF Sudirman Cup |url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2427-0-0-0&sID=21164&articleID=4003094&news_task=DETAIL |website=websites.sportstg.com |publisher=SportsTG |accessdate=10 May 2018}} Lee who was affiliated with the Daekyo Noonoppi, helped the Korean team won the world women's team championships at the 2010 Uber Cup.