Benny Lee (badminton)

Benny Lee
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1965-12-05) December 5, 1965 (age 59)
Rangoon, Burma
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Mexico City Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kingston Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lima Men's doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Mexico City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kingston Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lima Mixed team

Benny Lee (born December 5, 1965) is an American former badminton player and coach. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Lee is a 9-time national champion in men's doubles. He won the national championships four times with Chris Jogis, four times with Thomas Reidy and won his ninth title with Andy Chong in 1998.

In 2012, Lee founded the Synergy Badminton Academy in California.[2][3]

Career

Partnered with Chris Jogis, the two went on to win the men's doubles title at the 1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Mexico.[4] In 1991, he partnered with Thomas Reidy and reached his second men's doubles final at the Pan American championships before losing to Mike Bitten and Bryan Blanshard of Canada.[5]

Personal life

Lee is the father of Allison Lee, who is also a badminton player and a runner-up at the 2023 BWF World Junior Championships.[6][7]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Club de Regatas Lima,
Lima, Peru 		United States Chris Jogis Canada Mike Butler
Canada Anil Kaul 		9–15, 13–18 Bronze Bronze
1989 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.,
Mexico City, Mexico 		United States Chris Jogis Peru Gustavo Salazar
Peru Federico Valdez 		15–7, 15–8 Gold Gold
1991 Convention Hall,
Kingston, Jamaica 		United States Thomas Reidy Canada Mike Bitten
Canada Bryan Blanshard 		12–15, 5–15 Silver Silver

References

  1. ^ "Benny Lee". Olympedia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "About". Synergy Badminton. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Eymer, Rick (April 27, 2021). "Local high schoolers prepare to compete in badminton at the Pan Am Championships". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. ^ World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 18. International Badminton Federation. 1990. p. 20.
  5. ^ "BWF - Pan American Champs 1991 Ind - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Pacina, Michelle De (October 19, 2023). "California teens win US' first medal at Badminton World Junior Championships". NextShark. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Rendon, Cristina (October 11, 2023). "2 Bay Area women nab USA's very first medal at BWF World Junior Championships". KTVU FOX 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.


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