Badminton Korea Association

Badminton Korea Association (BKA, 대한배드민턴협회; Daehan baedeuminteon hyeobhoe) is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in South Korea.

Badminton Korea Association
대한배드민턴협회
Formation1957[1]
TypeNational Sport Association
HeadquartersSongpa District, Seoul[2]
President
Park Ki Hyun[2]
AffiliationsBAC, BWF
Websitekoreabadminton.org

History

Badminton was spread in Korea after Liberation Day and was not organized until the establishment of Badminton Korea Association in 1957.[3] It later become an official sport in Korean National Sports Festival since 1962. In 2019, Yonex replaced Victor as Badminton Korea equipment partner for Badminton Korea Association.[4][5]

Presidents

List of presidents that have served in the organization since 1957.[6]

No. Name Years
1Choi Geon-woo15 November 1957 - 30 March 1960
2Cheon Byung-kyu30 March 1960 - 1 November 1961
3Lee Yoon-yong1 November 1961 - 5 March 1963
4Jang Ji-ryang5 March 1963 - 25 March 1964
5Park Yoo-deuk25 March 1964 - 20 January 1966
6Kim Dong-bae20 January 1966 - 1 May 1966
25 June 1966 - 28 January 1967
7Jang Chun-sik1 May 1966 - 25 June 1966
8Park Chang-won28 January 1967 - 10 February 1968
9Kim Jong-ho10 February 1968 - 11 December 1968
10Jang Gan-yong11 December 1968 - 4 December 1969
11Han Ok-shin4 December 1969 - 23 April 1978
12Go Heung-moon23 April 1978 - 5 October 1980
13Yoo Yi-gyun5 October 1980 - 6 March 1991
14Jung Jeong-hoon6 March 1991 - 27 December 1996
15Lee Hyung-do27 December 1996 - 13 February 2001
16Lee Hyung-do13 February 2001 - 14 July 2003
17Kang Young-joong14 July 2003 - 16 January 2009
18Oh Seong-gi16 January 2009 - 29 January 2013
19Shin Gye-ryun29 January 2013 - 22 March 2016
19Park Ki-hyun22 March 2016 - present

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References
  1. "인사말". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. "Membership". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "한국 배드민턴의 역사". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "Korea goes back to Yonex after 10 years". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. Sharma, Harsh (2019-01-08). "Yonex reunites with Badminton Korea after ten years". InsideSport. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. "역대회장". Badminton Association of Korea. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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