Sung Han-kook

Sung Han-kook (born November 19, 1963[1]) is a former badminton player and coach from South Korea.

Sung Han-kook 성한국
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	19 November 1963 South Korea
Event	Men's singles
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's badminton Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Asian Games 1986 Seoul Men's team 1986 Seoul Men's singles Asian Championships 1989 Shanghai Men's team

Sung Han-kook
Hangul	성한국
Hanja	成漢國
Revised Romanization	Seong Han-guk
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏng Han-kuk

Career

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]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Yang Yang	7–15, 14–17	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Malaysia Open	Park Joo-bong	Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata	16–18, 15–12, 3–15	Runner-up
1988	French Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–8, 12–15, 15–12	Winner

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Tournament Personnel Data". www.koreabadminton.org. Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
2. "Badminton National Team, rest, Wedding March". Naver News Library. Donga Ilbo. 25 January 1991. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
3. Hearn, Don (7 January 2010). "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
4. Hearn, Don (17 December 2010). "KOREA – Sung named new Head Coach". Badzine.net. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
5. Hearn, Don (22 August 2012). "Korean players' suspension eased, coaches out for 4 years". Badzine.net. Retrieved 28 August 2016.