Sung Han-kook
South Korean badminton player (born 1963)
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Sung Han-kook (Korean: 성한국; born November 19, 1963[1]) is a former badminton player and coach from South Korea.
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| Born | 19 November 1963 South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2] He was also a part of the team that finished as runner-up at the inaugural Sudirman Cup in 1989.[3]
In 1989, Sung married two-time All England winner Kim Yun-ja.[4] Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun is also a badminton player.[5]
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[6] and held the post until he was dismissed in August 2012 following a match-throwing scandal at the London Olympics.[7]
Achievements
Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea |  Yang Yang |
7–15, 14–17 |  Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1983 | Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India |  Yoo Byung-hwan |
He Shangquan Jiang Guoliang |
15–18, 4–15 |  Silver |
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 |
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| 1983 | Malaysia Open | Park Joo-bong |
 Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata |
10–15, 5–15 |  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 |
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| 1985 | Denmark Open |  Morten Frost |
4–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1986 | U.S. Open |  Mike Butler |
15–3, 15–9 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1989 | Hungarian International | Shon Jin-hwan |
 Andrey Antropov Sergey Sevryukov |
15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1989 | Hungarian International | Chung Myung-hee |
Shon Jin-hwan Chung So-young |
9–15, 15–10, 15–4 | Winner |