Park Tae-sang
South Korean badminton player and coach
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Park Tae-sang (Korean: 박태상; born June 20, 1979) is a South Korean coach and former badminton player. After retiring as a badminton player, he decided to become a coach, starting his career with the South Korean national team and now coaches the Indian junior national team at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati, India.
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| Born | 20 June 1979 Busan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
2004
Park played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Abhinn Shyam Gupta of India and Bao Chunlai of China[1] in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Park was defeated by Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-13, 15-4.
Coaching career
Park started his career as a badminton coach at the South Korea national team, and served his country for five years, from 2013 to 2018.[2] Park joined the India national team in 2019 where he coached P. V. Sindhu and helped her to win an Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,[3][4] and then the gold medal in 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.[2] He is currently based in Guwahati and trains the junior badminton players.
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Sony Dwi Kuncoro |
13–15, 2–15 |  Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Korea Open |  Kenneth Jonassen |
12–15, 15–17 |  Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Australian Open |  Kang Woo-kyum |
 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa |
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Malaysia Satellite |  Ramesh Nathan |
15–5, 12–15, 15–1 |  Winner |