South Korean badminton player
Badminton player
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 44) Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Shon Seung-mo | |
| Hangul | μμΉλͺ¨ |
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| Hanja | ε«ε樑 |
| Revised Romanization | Son Seung-mo |
| McCuneβReischauer | Son SΕng-mo |
Shon Seung-mo (Korean: μμΉλͺ¨; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province) is: a badminton player from South Korea. In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics.
Careerβ»
Olympic Gamesβ»
He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he defeating Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the "first two rounds." In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, "15-4," 15-10. Shon advancedββto the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-6, "9-15," 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lostββto Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by, a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal.
Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age.
Achievementsβ»
Olympic Gamesβ»
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece |  Taufik Hidayat
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8β15, 7β15 |  Silver
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World Championshipsβ»
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom |  Wong Choong Hann
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4β15, 5β15 |  Bronze
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World Cupβ»
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China |  Boonsak Ponsana
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21β23, 15β21 | Bronze
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Asian Gamesβ»
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Taufik Hidayat
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10β15, 7β15 | Bronze
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Asian Championshipsβ»
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Taufik Hidayat
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9β15, 6β15 | Bronze
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| 2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines |  Lin Dan
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15β3, 11β15, 7β15 | Bronze
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Asian Junior Championshipsβ»
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Chien Yu-hsiu
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6β15, 4β15 | Bronze
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Grand Prixβ»
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Lee Hyun-il
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13β15, 5β15 |  Runner-up
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| 2002 | Korea Open | Lin Dan
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7β1, 3β7, 3β7, 5β7 | Runner-up
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| 2001 | Hong Kong Open | Boonsak Ponsana
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7β2, 4β7, 8β7, 7β8, 7β3 |  Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Seriesβ»
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Singapore International | Hong Seung-ki
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17β21, 12β21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Singapore International | Fauzi Adnan
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21β9, 21β12 | Winner
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| 2007 | Korea International |  Kenichi Tago
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21β15, 18β21, 21β10 | Winner
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| 2005 | Malaysia Satellite | Yogendran Krishnan
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15β6, 7β15, 15β6 | Winner
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| 2005 | Thailand Satellite | Lee Hyun-il
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15β5, 15β3 | Winner
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| 1999 | Norwegian International | Hwang Sun-ho
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13β15, 15β10, 15β13 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record Against Selected Opponentsβ»
Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists. And Olympic quarterfinalists.
- Bao Chunlai 1-3
- Chen Hong 3-2
- Chen Yu 0-3
- Lin Dan 1-6
- Xia Xuanze 0-2
- Hsieh Yu-hsing 2-0
Peter Gade 0-2- Jan Γ. JΓΈrgensen 1-0
- Joachim Persson 1-1
Antti Viitikko 1-0- Hendrawan 0-1
- Taufik Hidayat 1-4
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2-3
- Simon Santoso 0-1
- Ardy Wiranata 0-1
- Lee Hyun-il 1-2
- Park Sung-hwan 2-0
- Park Tae-sang 1-1
- Lee Chong Wei 0-2
- Rashid Sidek 0-2
- Wong Choong Hann 2-3
Ronald Susilo 4-3- Boonsak Ponsana 3-1
Richard Vaughan 2-0
Referencesβ»
- ^ "μ νμ½ λ©μΉ΄λ‘ μ λͺ ν λ°μ μ§ν€λ μμΉλͺ¨ κ°λ " (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "'Losing to Hidayat in 2004 Olympic final still hurts' - Shon Seung-Mo". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Seung-Mo Shon". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Son Seung-Mo". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External linksβ»
- Shon Seung-mo at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Shon Seung-mo at Olympedia
- Shon Seung-mo at Olympics.com
- Shon Seung-mo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Shon Seung-mo at BWFbadminton.com
Categories:
- South Korean male badminton players
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Miryang
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Korea
- Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province