Park Sung-woo (born 22 August 1971) is a former badminton player from South Korea who later became a national team coach.
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 박성우 |
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| Revised Romanization | Bak Seong-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏng'u |
Career edit
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 edit
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][unreliable source?]
Achievements edit
World Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Heryanto Arbi
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11–15, 8–15 |  Silver
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World Cup edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Dong Jiong
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14–17, 2–15 |  Bronze
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Asian Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China | Liu Jun
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5–15, 15–4, 12–15 | Bronze
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| 1995 | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Sun Jun
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15–8, 15–8 |  Gold
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Asian Cup edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China | Joko Suprianto
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15–9, 14–17, 1–15 | Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Swedish Open |  Kim Hak-kyun
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17–18, 15–3, 15–4 |  Winner
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| 1997 | Japan Open |  Peter Rasmussen
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3–15, 1–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1997 | Korea Open | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
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12–15, 10–15 | Runner-up
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IBF International edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | USSR International |  Mikhail Korshuk
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15–3, 15–12 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1989 | Canadian Open | Yoo Dae-yun
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 Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard
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15–4, 7–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
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| 1991 | USSR International | Kim Hyung-jin
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Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong
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4–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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References edit
- ^ a b c d Kim, Hyun-min (8 November 2017). "'핸드볼 여제' 임오경 前 남편 박성우는 누구? 세계 랭킹 2위 '배드민턴 천재'". www.dreamwiz.com (in Korean). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "배드민턴 박성우 금메달". www.djtimes.co.kr (in Korean). 14 October 1996. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "박주봉-박성우-김지현 '개척자들'이 돌아왔다" (in Korean). 배드민턴타임즈. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "불타는 청춘 우생순 신화 임오경 배드민턴 스타 전남편 박성우와의 안타까운 이혼사유 본문" (in Korean). Tistory. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
External links edit
- Park Seong-U (Park Sung-Woo) at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Park Sung-woo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com