Lee Se-Yeol

Olympic wrestler

Born

15 October 1990, South Jeolla

Citizenship

South Korea

Sport

amateur wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler

Height

180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

Lee Se-Yeol (Korean: 이세열; born October 15, 1990, in Jeollanam-do) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. 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.

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.

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

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6514977 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.