Hwang Sun-ho (; born 21 April 1975) is a former
South Korean
badminton player. He played badminton since in elementary school in Jeonju with his teammates former
Olympic gold medalists
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,
Kim Dong-moon and
Ha Tae-kwon.
Hwang affiliated with SEMCO team since 1997, emerge as national team singles ace after Lee Kwang-jin,
Kim Hak-kyun
Kim Hak-kyun (; born November 15, 1971) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Kim competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in quarterfinals to Alan Budikusuma
Alexander Alan Budikusu ...
and
Park Sung-woo retired.
He was part of the
national team that won the gold medal in 1997 East Asian Games, and a bronze medal at the
1998 Asian Games
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.
The best individual achievements in his career was being a champion in 1999
Hungarian International
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tournament in the men's singles event. Hwang represented his country competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in the men's singles event, reaching into the third round. Hwang joined the
conscription in South Korea for two years, and returned to play with SEMCO team. In 2004, he started his badminton career in Japan, invited by Park Sung-woo who was a coach there. He returned to Korea in 2005, and began a career as a coach in
Hwasun County
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Symbol
* County Flower : Wild Chrysanthemum
* County Tree : Zelkova Tree
* County Bird : Dove
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.
He then became a badminton coach in
Gyeonggi Province, and also member of Gyeonggi Badminton Federation. Hwang graduated from
Wonkwang University with Physical Education and Sports Science degree.
Achievements
World Junior Championships
''Boys' doubles''
IBF International
''Men's singles''
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
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1975 births
Living people
South Korean male badminton players
Olympic badminton players for South Korea
Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Badminton coaches
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games