Shon Seung-mo (Korean손승모; 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]

Shon Seung-mo
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 44)
Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province, 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
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Men's singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Men's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Yiyang Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Men's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Manila Men's singles
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Singapore Men's team
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 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

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Olympic Games

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He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2004, he defeated 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

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Olympic Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece   Taufik Hidayat 8–15, 7–15   Silver

World Championships

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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

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Men's singles

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

Asian Games

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Men's singles

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

Asian Championships

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.

References

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  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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