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
EventGreco-Roman
ClubKorea Minting and Security
Printing Corporation[1]
Coached byKim Jin Kyu[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou84 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Delhi84 kg

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]

He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.


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