Sung Han-kook 성한국 | |
Birth Date: | 1963 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | South Korea |
Event: | Men's singles |
Country: | South Korea |
Hangul: | 성한국 |
Hanja: | 成漢國 |
Rr: | Seong Hanguk |
Mr: | Sŏng Han'guk |
Sung Han-kook (; born November 19, 1963[1]) is a former badminton player and coach from South Korea.
Sung won the men's singles title at the 1986 U.S. Open and earlier that year, he won bronze at the 1986 Asian Games as well as men's team gold. He was also a part of the team that finished as runner-up at the inaugural Sudirman Cup in 1989.
In 1989, Sung married two-time All England winner Kim Yun-ja.[2] Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun is also a badminton player.[3]
After retiring, Sung had a long career as a coach, both for Korean professional teams and for the national team. He became the head coach of the national team in December 2010[4] and held the post until he was dismissed in August 2012 following a match-throwing scandal at the London Olympics.[5]
Men's singles
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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1983 | Malaysia Open | Park Joo-bong | Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata | 10–15, 5–15 | Runner-up | |
1988 | French Open | Park Joo-bong | Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | 15–8, 12–15, 15–12 | Winner |
Men's singles