Lee Se-yeol

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 Se-Yeol
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990
Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubKorea Minting and Security
Printing Corporation[1]
Coached byKim Jin Kyu[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou84 kg
Asian Championships
2010 Delhi84 kg
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

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. "Lee Se-Yeol". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Se-Yeol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. "Rajender takes 55 kg Greco Roman silver". The Hindu. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. "Iran's Nematpour wins men's 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.


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