Shon Seung-mo
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's badminton | |||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Singles | |
| Shon Seung-mo | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: |
손승모
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| Hanja: |
孫升模
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| Revised Romanization: | Son Seung-mo |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Son Sŭng-mo |
Shon Seung-mo (born July 1, 1980) is a male badminton player from South Korea.
Shon played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating 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 Soni 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.
Shon is partially blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock in his youth.
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