Shon Seung-mo

Shon Seung-mo
Personal information
Country  South Korea
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980
Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Event Men's singles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2004 AthensMen's singles
World Championships
2003 BirminghamMen's singles
Sudirman Cup
2003 EindhovenMixed team
2007 GlasgowMixed team
2005 BeijingMixed team
2001 SevilleMixed team
Thomas Cup
2008 JakartaMen's team
2004 JakartaMen's team
2000 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Asian Games
2002 BusanMen's team
2006 DohaMen's team
2002 BusanMen's singles
Asian Championships
2004 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
2001 ManilaMen's singles
Asian Cup
2001 SingaporeMen's team
Asia Junior Championships
1998 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile
Shon Seung-mo
Hangul 손승모
Hanja 孫升模
Revised Romanization Son Seung-mo
McCune–Reischauer Son Sŭng-mo

Shon Seung-mo (Hangul: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a badminton player from South Korea.[1] In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Olympic Games

He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] 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 advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal.[4]

Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 8–15, 7–15 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 4–15, 5–15 Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 10–15, 7–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Bandaraya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 6–15 Bronze
2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines China Lin Dan 15–3, 11–15, 7–15 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-hsiu 6–15, 4–15 Bronze

Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 13–15, 5–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Korea Open China Lin Dan 7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Hong Kong Open Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore International South Korea Hong Seung-ki 17–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Singapore International Indonesia Fauzi Adnan 21–9, 21–12 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Korea International Japan Kenichi Tago 21–15, 18–21, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Malaysia Satellite Malaysia Yogendran Krishnan 15–6, 7–15, 15–6 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Thailand Satellite South Korea Lee Hyun-il 15–5, 15–3 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Norwegian International South Korea Hwang Sun-ho 13–15, 15–10, 15–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.

References

  1. ↑ "셔틀콕 메카로 유명한 밀양 지키는 손승모 감독" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Losing to Hidayat in 2004 Olympic final still hurts' - Shon Seung-Mo". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Seung-Mo Shon". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Son Seung-Mo". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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