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4 unusual facts about Lee Seung-Yeop


Lee Seung-Yeop

In the semifinal game against Team Japan, Lee hit a dramatic go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off reliever Hitoki Iwase, which proved to be the winning runs in Korea's 6-2 win.

On 1 August 2006, Lee became only the third professional baseball player ever to hit 400-career home runs before the age of 30 (others include Sadaharu Oh and Alex Rodriguez).

Nicknamed "Lion King" since his days with the Samsung Lions, while being affectionately known as "Mr. Seung" during his playing days with the Chiba Lotte Marines, Lee is arguably the greatest hitter in Korean baseball history.

Lee Seung-yup

:This is about ice hockey player; for the baseball player, see Lee Seung-Yeop.


2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1 – Men's 5000 metres

Sven Kramer of the Netherlands won, followed by fellow Dutchman Jorrit Bergsma in second place, and Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea in third place.

2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Men's 5000 metres

Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands won the race, while fellow Dutchman Jan Blokhuijsen came second, and Lee Seung-hoon of South Korea came third.

Lee Dong-Jun

In January 2013 he and elder brother Lee Seung-Jun were booked on assault charges in Mapo District, leading to controversy over whether they should be permitted to play in the then-ongoing KBL All-Star Games.

Lee Seung-Min

Lee won gold in the bantamweight division at the 1990 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Taipei.


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