Ha Tae-kwon

Ha Tae-kwon (; born 30 April 1975) is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon in elementary school. He made his international debut in 1992, and won his first Grand Prix title at the 1995 Canada Open. Ha three times competed in Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in 2000 and a gold medal in 2004.

Career Ha made his first appearance in Olympic Games in 1996 Atlanta, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with Kang Kyung-jin. He and Kang reached the quarterfinals after beat Siripong Siripul/Khunakorn Sudhisodhi of Thailand and Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund of Denmark in the first and second round. In the quarterfinals they defeated by the Malaysian pair Yap Kim Hock/Cheah Soon Kit in straight games.

In 2000 Sydney, Ha qualified to compete in two events. Teamed-up with Chung Jae-hee in the mixed doubles, they finished their campaign in the second round, beat the Ukrainian Vladislav Druzchenko/Viktoriya Evtushenko and lost to eventual silver medalists Trikus Haryanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia. In the men's doubles, he partnered with Kim Dong-moon. They had bye in the first round, beat Yap Kim Hock/Cheah Soon Kit of Malaysia and Ricky Subagja/Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia in the second and quarterfinals, lost to Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya of Indonesia in the semifinals, and won a bronze medal match against Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia.

In 2004 Athens, Ha competed in the men's doubles with Kim Dong-moon as a third seeded. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak/Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha and Kim beat Zheng Bo/Sang Yang of China 15–7, 15–11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian/Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15–8, 15–2 and defeated fellow Koreans Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung 15–11, 15–4 to win the gold medal.

In 2005, he competed at the Sudirman Cup, and helped the national team win a bronze medal.

Ha graduated from the Wonkwang University. In 2008, he was coach of the national team, and in October of the same year he became the coach of Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Kim Dong-moon Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 0–15, 13–15 Silver Silver 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–5, 15–5 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Kim Dong-moon Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto 15–6, 15–8 Gold Gold 1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Dong-moon Zhang Wei Zhang Jun 15–6, 15–4 Gold Gold 1998 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Kang Kyung-jin Zhang Wei Zhang Jun 12–15, 15–11, 15–13 Gold Gold 1996 Pancasila Hall,Surabaya, Indonesia Kang Kyung-jin Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya 8–15, 17–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Pancasila Hall,Surabaya, Indonesia Kim Shin-young Tri Kusharyanto Lili Tampi 10–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Kim Shin-young Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah –, – Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (24 titles, 9 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Japan Open Kim Dong-moon Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 15–7, 6–15, 15–6 Winner 2003 Chinese Taipei Open Kim Dong-moon Flandy Limpele Eng Hian 15–4, 15–1 Winner 2003 Denmark Open Kim Dong-moon Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya 16–17, 15–6, 15–8 Winner 2003 Dutch Open Kim Dong-moon Kim Yong-hyun Yim Bang-eun 15–2, 15–2 Winner 2003 Korea Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–11, 15–6 Winner 2003 Thailand Open Yoo Yong-sung Sudket Prapakamol Patapol Ngernsrisuk 15–8, 15–6 Winner 2002 Denmark Open Kim Dong-moon Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng 15–4, 15–8 Winner 2002 Dutch Open Kim Dong-moon Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15–8, 15–8 Winner 2002 All England Open Kim Dong-moon Flandy Limpele Eng Hian 7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3 Winner 2002 Singapore Open Kim Dong-moon Flandy Limpele Eng Hian 8–15, 15–11, 14–17 Runner-up 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Kim Dong-moon Bambang Suprianto Candra Wijaya 15–9, 13–15, 15–3 Winner 2002 Korea Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 7–0, 7–4, 7–0 Winner 2001 Korea Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–9, 15–4 Winner 2000 Swiss Open Kim Dong-moon Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15–12, 15–2 Winner 2000 All England Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–4, 13–15, 17–15 Winner 1999 Grand Prix Finals Kim Dong-moon Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan 7–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up 1999 China Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 17–16, 15–8 Winner 1999 Japan Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–6, 15–4 Winner 1999 Swedish Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–11, 15–5 Winner 1997 Hong Kong Open Kim Dong-moon Eng Hian Hermono Yuwono 15–4, 15–12 Winner 1997 U.S. Open Kim Dong-moon Liu Yong Zhang Wei 15–3, 6–15, 15–12 Winner 1997 All England Open Kang Kyung-jin Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Sogaard 15–11, 17–16 Winner 1997 Swedish Open Kang Kyung-jin Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–3, 15–11 Winner 1997 Korea Open Kang Kyung-jin Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 4–15, 15–3, 15–5 Winner 1996 Thailand Open Kang Kyung-jin Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 11–15, 15–10, 12–15 Runner-up 1995 Hong Kong Open Kang Kyung-jin Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 17–15, 12–15, 15–3 Winner 1995 Canadian Open Kang Kyung-jin Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung 12–15, 15–6, 15–8 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Dutch Open Hwang Yu-mi Kim Dong-moon Lee Kyung-won 9–11, 2–11 Runner-up 1999 Japan Open Chung Jae-hee Liu Yong Ge Fei 1–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1999 All England Open Chung Jae-hee Simon Archer Joanne Goode 2–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Swedish Open Chung Jae-hee Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 1–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1997 Hong Kong Open Chung Jae-hee Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 12–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1994 Hong Kong Open Shim Eun-jung Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up

IBF International (2 titles, 2 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Malaysia Satellite Kim Dong-moon Jeremy Gan Gan Teik Chai 15–4, 15–0 Winner 1999 Australian International Lee Dong-soo Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung 17–14, 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1991 Hungarian International Hwang Sun-ho Kim Young-gil Lee Dong-soo 17–14, 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2002 Malaysia Satellite Lee Kyung-won Robby Istanta Yunita Tetty 11–6, 11–0 Winner