Shon Seung-mo (Korean: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province) is a badminton player from South Korea.[1] In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics.[2]
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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | 1 July 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Shon Seung-mo | |
Hangul | 손승모 |
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Hanja | 孫升模 |
Revised Romanization | Son Seung-mo |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Sŭng-mo |
Career
editOlympic Games
editHe 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
editOlympic Games
editMen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece | 8–15, 7–15 |
World Championships
editMen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4–15, 5–15 |
World Cup
editMen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | 21–23, 15–21 |
Asian Games
editMen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | 10–15, 7–15 |
Asian Championships
editMen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 9–15, 6–15 | ||
2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | 15–3, 11–15, 7–15 |
Asian Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6–15, 4–15 |
Grand Prix
editThe 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 | 13–15, 5–15 | ||
2002 | Korea Open | 7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7 | ||
2001 | Hong Kong Open | 7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3 |
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Singapore International | 17–21, 12–21 | ||
2009 | Singapore International | 21–9, 21–12 | ||
2007 | Korea International | 21–15, 18–21, 21–10 | ||
2005 | Malaysia Satellite | 15–6, 7–15, 15–6 | ||
2005 | Thailand Satellite | 15–5, 15–3 | ||
1999 | Norwegian International | 13–15, 15–10, 15–13 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record Against Selected Opponents
editIncludes 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 Ø. Jørgensen 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
References
edit- ^ "셔틀콕 메카로 유명한 밀양 지키는 손승모 감독" (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 links
edit- 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