Shon Jin-hwan
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1968-09-30) 30 September 1968
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Shanghai Men's team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Shon Jin-hwan
Hangul
손진환
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSon Jin-hwan
McCune–ReischauerSon Chinhwan

Shon Jin-hwan (born September 30, 1968) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.

Career

Shon attended Hannam University.[2] He competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Lee Sang-bok.[3] They lost in quarterfinals to Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan, of Indonesia, 15-4, 18-15.

Achievements

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
1987 Japan Open South Korea Lee Deuk-choon Indonesia Liem Swie King
Indonesia Eddy Hartono
4–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Hong Kong Open South Korea Lee Sang-bok China Zheng Yumin
China Huang Zhanzhong
7–15, 15–8, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. "올림픽배드민턴" [Olympic Badminton]. Yonhap News. 1 August 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. "헝가리 오픈배드민턴" [Hungary Open Badminton]. Yonhap News. 5 November 1990. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. "Barcelona '92 Olympics: Daily Report". Los Angeles Times. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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