Park Sung-woo (badminton) explained

Park Sung-woo
박성우
Birth Date:1971 8, df=y
Height:1.82 m
Weight:74 kg
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:2
Country:South Korea
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:2F1F1293-3A05-4014-8DDB-29098A0B506F
Hangul:박성우
Hanja:!
Rr:Bak Seong-u
Mr:Pak Sŏng'u

Park Sung-woo (born 22 August 1971) is a former badminton player from South Korea who later became a national team coach.

Career

Park won the men's singles title at the 1995 Asian Championships. He also won the 1995 Swedish Open. That same year, he made history in Korean badminton as the first ever South Korean to win a silver medal in the men's singles event at the World Championships.[1]

In 1996, he finished as a semifinalist at the All England Open. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarterfinals. He reached a career high of world number 2 in World Ranking.[1]

At the national level, Park who played for Dangjin, won the men's singles title at the 1996 Korean National Sports Festival.[2]

After retiring from international tournaments, Park started a career as a Japanese national coach in 2006, and later moved back to his country, also as a national coach.[1] [3]

Personal life

Park married Lim O-kyeong, a former South Korean Olympian handball player, in 1998, and the duo have a daughter. In 2007, Park and Lim then divorced after ten years of marriage.[1] [4]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

World Cup

Men's singles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1994Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Liu Jun5–15, 15–4, 12–15 Bronze
1995Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Sun Jun15–8, 15–8 Gold

Asian Cup

Men's singles

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1995Swedish Open Kim Hak-kyun17–18, 15–3, 15–4 Winner
1997Japan Open Peter Rasmussen3–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1997Korea Open Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen12–15, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Canadian Open Yoo Dae-yun Mike Bitten
Bryan Blanshard
15–4, 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1991USSR International Kim Hyung-jin Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
4–15, 5–15 Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim . Hyun-min . '핸드볼 여제' 임오경 前 남편 박성우는 누구? 세계 랭킹 2위 '배드민턴 천재' . www.dreamwiz.com . 8 November 2017 . 22 August 2020 . Korean.
  2. Web site: 배드민턴 박성우 금메달 . www.djtimes.co.kr . 14 October 1996 . 22 August 2020 . Korean.
  3. News: 박주봉-박성우-김지현 '개척자들'이 돌아왔다 . 배드민턴타임즈 . 26 January 2005 . 11 June 2019 . Korean.
  4. Web site: 불타는 청춘 우생순 신화 임오경 배드민턴 스타 전남편 박성우와의 안타까운 이혼사유 본문 . . 25 April 2018 . 22 August 2020 . Korean.