Park Joo-bong
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Badminton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Men's doubles | |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Mixed doubles | |
| Park Joo-bong | ||||||||
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Park Joo-bong (born December 5, 1964) is a former male badminton player from South Korea.
He is the most successful player ever in the World Badminton Championships with 5 titles, 2 of them in men's doubles and 3 in mixed doubles. He also won a gold and a silver medal at the Summer Olympics and 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles. Though Park was primarily a doubles player, the greatest one ever in the opinion of some, he was capable of world class level singles which he displayed in occasional tournaments and Thomas Cup appearances early in his career.
Park was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2001.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 1992 Summer Olympics
Park competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Moon-Soo. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15-11, 15-7.
[edit] 1996 Summer Olympics
Park also competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They won the silver medal, losing in the final against Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah 13-15, 15-4, 15-12.
[edit] Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1985 | Calgary, CAN |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1989 | Jakarta, INA |
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1991 | Copenhagen, DEN |
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1983 | Copenhague, DEN |
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1987 | Beijing, CHN |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1986 | |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1990 | |
| Asian Championships | |||
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1991 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
| World Grand Prix | |||
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1985, 1986, 1989, 1990 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996 |
All England Open |
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1991, 1992 1991 |
Korea Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991 | Indonesia Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991 | Singapore Open |
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