Park Sung-woo

Park Sung-woo (born 22 August 1971) is a former badminton player from South Korea who later became a national team coach.

Career 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.

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.

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.

Personal life 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.

Achievements

World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Heryanto Arbi 11–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Dong Jiong 14–17, 2–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Liu Jun 5–15, 15–4, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Sun Jun 15–8, 15–8 Gold Gold

Asian Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Joko Suprianto 15–9, 14–17, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1995 Swedish Open Kim Hak-kyun 17–18, 15–3, 15–4 Winner 1997 Japan Open Peter Rasmussen 3–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1997 Korea Open Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1991 USSR International Mikhail Korshuk 15–3, 15–12 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Canadian Open Yoo Dae-yun Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard 15–4, 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1991 USSR International Kim Hyung-jin Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 4–15, 5–15 Runner-up