Han Sang-hoon (Korean한상훈; born 27 October 1984) is a badminton player from South Korea.[1] He was the champion at the 2002 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event.[2] Han who was part of the Samsung Electro-Mechanic team, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event partnered with Hwang Yu-mi.[3]

Han Sang-hoon
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1984-10-27) 27 October 1984 (age 39)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Suwon Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pretoria Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team
BWF profile
Han Sang-hoon
Hangul
한상훈
Hanja
韓相訓
Revised RomanizationHan Sanghun
McCune–ReischauerHan Sanghun

Achievements edit

Asia Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
  Hwang Ji-man   Chen Hung-ling
  Lin Yu-lang
18–21, 21–12, 18–21   Bronze
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South Korea
  Hwang Ji-man   Ko Sung-hyun
  Yoo Yeon-seong
21–19, 15–21, 16–21   Bronze

World Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds,
Pretoria, South Africa
  Park Sung-hwan   Jack Koh
  Tan Bin Shen
14–17, 15–9, 15–9   Gold

Asian Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Kim Dae-sung   Koo Kien Keat
  Ong Soon Hock
13–15, 13–15   Silver

BWF Superseries edit

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 All England Open   Hwang Ji-man   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Philippines Open   Hwang Yu-mi   Nova Widianto
  Liliyana Natsir
17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2007 Thailand Open   Hwang Yu-mi   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
12–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Osaka International   Cho Gun-woo   Shuichi Sakamoto
  Shintaro Ikeda
21–18, 16–21, 21–11   Winner
2005 Mongolia Satellite   Lee Yong-dae   Wang Wei
  Zhang Lei
15–3, 15–12   Winner
2005 Vietnam Satellite   Hwang Ji-man   Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
  Gan Teik Chai
15–4, 14–17, 4–15   Runner-up
2005 Thailand Satellite   Hwang Ji-man   Jeon Jun-bum
  Kim Dae-sung
15–6, 15–12   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Thailand Satellite   Kim Min-jung   Songphon Anugritayawon
  Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
12–15, 8–15   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Han Sang Hoon". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ "한국, 세계주니어배드민턴 첫 남복 우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "[2008 베이징올림픽-배드민턴] 세계 최강 안방에서 부활 노래 부른다" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

External links edit