Shon Seung-mo

Shon Seung-mo
Medal record
Men's badminton
Competitor for  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver 2004 Athens Singles
World Championships
Bronze 2003 Birmingham Singles
Shon Seung-mo
Hangul 손승모
Hanja 孫升模
Revised Romanization Son Seung-mo
McCune–Reischauer Son Sŭng-mo

Shon Seung-mo (born July 1, 1980 in Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do) 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.

Record Against Selected Opponents

Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semifinals, and Olympic quarterfinals.

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