Shon Seung-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]

Shon Seung-mo
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980
Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Men's singles
World Championships
2003 Birmingham Men's singles
World Cup
2005 Yiyang Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
2007 Glasgow Mixed team
2005 Beijing Mixed team
2001 Seville Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2008 Jakarta Men's team
2004 Jakarta Men's team
2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
2002 Busan Men's team
2006 Doha Men's team
2002 Busan Men's singles
Asian Championships
2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
2001 Manila Men's singles
Asian Cup
2001 Singapore Men's team
Asia Junior Championships
1998 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile
Shon Seung-mo
Hangul
손승모
Hanja
孫升模
Revised RomanizationSon Seung-mo
McCune–ReischauerSon Sŭng-mo

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 Taufik Hidayat 8–15, 7–15 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles

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

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Boonsak Ponsana 21–23, 15–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

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

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Taufik Hidayat 9–15, 6–15 Bronze
2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines 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 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 Lee Hyun-il 13–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2002 Korea Open Lin Dan 7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up
2001 Hong Kong Open Boonsak Ponsana 7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore International Hong Seung-ki 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2009 Singapore International Fauzi Adnan 21–9, 21–12 Winner
2007 Korea International Kenichi Tago 21–15, 18–21, 21–10 Winner
2005 Malaysia Satellite Yogendran Krishnan 15–6, 7–15, 15–6 Winner
2005 Thailand Satellite Lee Hyun-il 15–5, 15–3 Winner
1999 Norwegian International Hwang Sun-ho 13–15, 15–10, 15–13 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.

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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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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