Career
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 of 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 American Hrustanović, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Lee without a single point.