Ha Tae-kwon (; born 30 April 1975) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player from

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. Born in

Jeonju Jeonju () is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many residents who work in Jeonj ...

Jeollabuk-do North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwest ...

, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of

Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon (Hangul: 김동문, Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade), and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and m ...

in elementary school. He made his international debut in 1992, and won his first Grand Prix title at the 1995 Canada Open. Ha three times competed in

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...

in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in

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and a gold medal in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Career

Ha made his first appearance in Olympic Games in

1996 Atlanta The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with Kang Kyung-jin. He and Kang reached the quarterfinals after beat

Siripong Siripul Siripong Siripool (born 9 September 1965) is a Thai badminton coach and former player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1965 births Living people Thai male badminton pl ...

Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Khunakorn Sudhisodhi ( th, คุณากร สุทธิโสตถิ์; born on 29 March 1974) is the Thai badminton player. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the men's doubles title at the National Championships i ...

of Thailand and Jon Holst-Christensen/ Thomas Lund of Denmark in the first and second round. In the quarterfinals they defeated by the Malaysian pair

Yap Kim Hock Yap Kim Hock (; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team. Career He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) ...

Cheah Soon Kit Datuk Cheah Soon Kit (Current name: / Birth name: ) (born 9 January 1968) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. Career Known for his amazing jumping smash, Soon Kit was one of the top doubles stars in the world in his heyday ...

in straight games. In

2000 Sydney The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

, Ha qualified to compete in two events. Teamed-up with

Chung Jae-hee Chung Jae-hee (; born 6 April 1978) is a South Korean badminton player who affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Together with Ra Kyung-min Ra Kyung-min (; born 25 November 1976) is ...

in the mixed doubles, they finished their campaign in the second round, beat the Ukrainian

Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko (Cyrillic: Владислав Дружченко) is a male badminton player from Ukraine. He competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2008 Olympic Games. Career Between 1992 and 2006 he won 15 Ukrainian National Badminton Championsh ...

Viktoriya Evtushenko Victoria Viktorovna Evtoushenko (Ukrainian: Вікторія Вікторівна Євтушенко; born 23 April 1965 as Victoria Viktorovna Pron) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian badminton player. Evtoushenko had won seventeen times Ukrainian Nationa ...

and lost to eventual silver medalists

Trikus Haryanto Tri Kusharjanto (born 18 January 1974) is a badminton player from Indonesia. His name also appears variously as ''Tri Kusharyanto, Trikus Harjanto, Trikus Heryanto, and Trikus Haryanto''. Personal life He married fellow former Asian Champions ...

/ Minarti Timur of Indonesia. In the men's doubles, he partnered with

. They had bye in the first round, beat

of Malaysia and Ricky Subagja/ Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia in the second and quarterfinals, lost to Tony Gunawan/ Candra Wijaya of Indonesia in the semifinals, and won a bronze medal match against

Choong Tan Fook Choong Tan Fook (born 6 February 1976) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Choong is currently coaching the Hong Kong badminton team. Career overview Choong made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Lee Wa ...

/ Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia. In

2004 Athens The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, Ha competed in the men's doubles with

as a third seeded. They had a bye in the first round and defeated

Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak (born 13 January 1976) is a Polish retired badminton player. Career Łogosz and Mateusiak won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Partnered with Nadieżda Zięba in the mixed d ...

/ Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha and Kim beat Zheng Bo/

Sang Yang Sang Yang (Chinese: , ''Sāng Yáng''; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang. Career Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Champio ...

of China 15–7, 15–11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian/

Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian former badminton player and coach. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008. Career Player A doubles specialist, at various times ...

of Indonesia 15–8, 15–2 and defeated fellow Koreans Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung 15–11, 15–4 to win the gold medal. In 2005, he competed at the

Sudirman Cup The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the 1989 Sudir ...

, and helped the national team win a bronze medal. Ha graduated from the Wonkwang University. In 2008, he was coach of the national team, and in October of the same year he became the coach of Samsung Electro-Mechanics.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's doubles''

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Cup

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

European resultsAll England champions 1899-2007
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ha, Tae-kwon 1975 births Living people People from Jeonju South Korean male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton coaches World No. 1 badminton players Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province