Who is Lee Dae Hoon? Know all about Three Time South Korean Taekwondo World Champion, Bio, Net Worth, Career Achievements, Coach, Parents, and more


Who is Lee Dae Hoon? Know all about Three Time South Korean Taekwondo World Champion, Bio, Net Worth, Career Achievements, Coach, Parents, and more

Lee Dae Hoon

NameLee Dae Hoon
Date of Birth5th February 1992
BirthplaceSeoul, South Korea
Current World Ranking2nd Place
Sports/EventMen’s Taekwondo (-68 Kg Category)
Major Achievements2012 London Olympic Silver Medalist, 2016 Rio Olympic Bronze Medalist, Three Times World Champion, Three Times Asian Games Gold Medalist.

Lee Dae Hoon is a South Korean Taekwondo practitioner, who is a three-time World Champion and 2012 London Olympics Silver Medalist, as well as 2016 Rio Olympics Bronze Medalist. He is also a three times Asian Games Gold Medalist.

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Lee started training at an early age of five years at his father’s Taekwondo academy and after that rest is history. He is one of the most popular Taekwondo players around the world who is given the name Baby-faced Assassin by the media.

He will be competing at -68 Kg in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and he is one of the strongest contenders to win the Gold Medal in this weight category.

Lee Dae Hoon Bio

Lee Dae Hoon
Lee Dae Hoon

Lee Dae Hoon was born on 5th February 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. His father used to run his own Taekwondo academy and Lee started practicing the sport at the early age of five years. His first major international medal came in the year 2010 when he won Gold Medal in the Guangzhou Asian Games.

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In 2011, Lee won Gold Medal at the Gyeongju World Championship and rose to the biggest stage of it all.

Lee Dae Hoon Career Achievements

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Lee

Lee holds a large number of records in the world of Taekwondo. He is an eleven-time World Grand Prix Gold Medalist and two times Asian Championship Gold Medalist. Following his success at the 2011 World Championship, he went down to -58Kg to compete at the London Olympics and won Silver Medal for South Korea.

After that, he won two more Gold Medals in the World Championship in 2013 at Puebla and in 2017 at Muju. He also participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics in his natural weight category at -68 Kg and won Bronze Medal.

Apart from this, he is also a three times consecutive Asian Games Gold Medalist and now he’ll look forward to adding the only feather in his cap, an Olympic Gold Medal at Tokyo Olympics, and bring glory to his country.

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Lee Dae Hoon Coach

Lee is coached by his father Lee Joo Yoel who trained him from a very early age and he is still winning international medals under his guidance. This father and son duo dreams to bring gold to their country.

Lee Dae Hoon Net Worth

Lee Dae Hoon
Lee Dae Hoon

The net worth of the South Korean Taekwondo practitioner, Lee is estimated to be around $1.5 Million with a majority of his earning coming through competing in the sport.

Lee Dae Hoon Parents

Lee Dae Hoon
Lee

Lee was born to his father, Lee Joo Yoel who is also been his coach since childhood. The info about his mother isn’t available.

Q. When was Lee Dae Hoon born?

Lee was born on 5th February 1992 in Seoul, South Korea.

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Q. How old is Lee Dae Hoon?

Lee is 29 years old.

Q. What is Lee Dae Hoon’s Net Worth?

Lee’s net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 Million.

Q. Who is the coach of Lee Dae Hoon?

Lee is coached by his father Lee Joo Yoel.

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