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Shon Jin-hwan

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Shon Jin-hwan
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1968-09-30) 30 September 1968 (age 56)
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

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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

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IBF World Grand Prix

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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

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  1. ^ "올림픽배드민턴" [Olympic Badminton]. Yonhap News Agency. 1 August 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ "헝가리 오픈배드민턴" [Hungary Open Badminton]. Yonhap News Agency. 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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