Shin Dong-pa (Korean: 신동파; born September 2, 1944) is a South Korean basketball coach, sports commentator, and former basketball player who competed at the men's basketball tournaments at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the senior South Korean national team that won the gold medal at the 1969 FIBA Asian Cup. He also played with South Korea at the 1970 FIBA World Championship, where he finished as that tournament's top scorer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1944 Anbe-gun, Korea, Empire of Japan (now South Hamgyong, North Korea) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1962–1974 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1967–1974 | Small Business Bank |
| As coach: | |
| 1976–1987 | Pacific Chemical Women's Basketball Team |
| 1978–1988 | South Korea Women |
| 1989–1991 | Pacific Chemical Women's Basketball Team |
| 1992–1994 | SBS Basketball Team |
Shin played primarily as a shooting guard, during his playing career. He is considered to be one of the best Asian basketball players of all time.[1]
Early life and education edit
Shin was born in Northern Korea, during Japanese rule, in what is now Anbyon County, in North Korea's South Hamgyong Province. He attended Whimoon High School and Yonsei University, where he graduated in 1967.[citation needed]
Club playing career edit
Shin played club basketball in South Korea, with Small Business Bank, from 1967 to 1974.
National team playing career edit
Shin is well-known in the Philippines, because he scored 50 points for South Korea, in a game against the Philippine national basketball team, at the 1969 FIBA Asian Cup's final, which was held in Bangkok. Shin's South Korean team won that tournament.[2][3] That team returned home to South Korea, to a hero's welcome, and even met the South Korean President at the time, Park Chung Hee.[4][5][6]
Shin also competed with the senior men's South Korean national basketball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[7] He also played with South Korea at the 1970 FIBA World Championship, which was held in Yugoslavia. South Korea finished in 11th place out of 13 teams at that tournament. Shin ended up being the top scorer at the tournament, scoring an average of 32.6 points per game.
Coaching and managing career edit
During the 1970s and 1980s, Shin worked as a women's basketball coach and team director.[citation needed] In 1991, Shin began to work as the founding director of the SBS Men's Basketball Team. He also worked as a men's basketball coach.
Sports commentating career edit
Shin has also worked as a sports commentator for basketball games, for the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), and as a vice chairman of the South Korean Basketball Association.[citation needed]
Career trajectory edit
- South Korean men's national basketball team player: (1962–1974)
- Small Business Bank Men's Basketball Team player: (1967–1974)
- Pacific Chemical Women's Director: (1975–1991)
- South Korean women's national team's Head coach: (1978–1988)
- SBS Men's Basketball Team Deputy Director, Director: (1991–1997)
- Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) sports commentator: (1997–present)
- South Korean Basketball Association's executive director: (1999)
- South Korean Basketball Association's vice chairman: (2002)
References edit
- ^ Modern-day Shin Dong Pas at LG Electronics’ ‘Asian Basketball Showdown’.
- ^ Korean legend Shin Dong Pa recalls rivalry with PH.
- ^ 신동파, 필리핀에서 여전한 ‘한류스타급’ 인기 (in Korean). Sports World. 14 September 2014.
- ^ KTV 대한늬우스 (6 December 2016). "대한뉴스 제 755호-국위를 세계에 떨치고" – via YouTube.
- ^ KTV 대한늬우스 (6 December 2016). "대한뉴스 제 763호-이런일 저런일" – via YouTube.
- ^ KTV 대한늬우스 (5 December 2016). "대한뉴스 제 769호-스포츠" – via YouTube.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sin Dong-pa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2018.