Park Sung-woo (badminton)

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

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

Park Sung-woo 박성우
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1971-08-22) 22 August 1971 (age 53)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	2
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 1995 Lausanne Men's singles World Cup 1996 Jakarta Men's singles Sudirman Cup 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Thomas Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1994 Jakarta Men's team 1996 Hong Kong Men's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Men's team 1998 Bangkok Men's team Asian Championships 1995 Beijing Men's singles 1994 Shanghai Men's singles Asian Cup 1995 Qingdao Men's singles
BWF profile

Park Sung-woo
Hangul	박성우
Revised Romanization	Bak Seong-u
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Sŏng'u

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

At the national level, Park who played for Dangjin, won the men's singles title at the 1996 Korean National Sports Festival.^[2]

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.^[1][3]

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.^{[1][4][unreliable source?]}

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Heryanto Arbi	11–15, 8–15	Silver

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Dong Jiong	14–17, 2–15	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
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Sun Jun	15–8, 15–8	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

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

References

1. Kim, Hyun-min (8 November 2017). "'핸드볼 여제' 임오경 前 남편 박성우는 누구? 세계 랭킹 2위 '배드민턴 천재'". www.dreamwiz.com (in Korean). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
2. "배드민턴 박성우 금메달". www.djtimes.co.kr (in Korean). 14 October 1996. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
3. "박주봉-박성우-김지현 '개척자들'이 돌아왔다" (in Korean). 배드민턴타임즈. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "불타는 청춘 우생순 신화 임오경 배드민턴 스타 전남편 박성우와의 안타까운 이혼사유 본문" (in Korean). Tistory. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

External links

• Park Seong-U (Park Sung-Woo) at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Park Sung-woo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com