Park Joo-bong


Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s.

Career

He is one of the most successful players ever in the World Badminton Championships with 5 titles, 2 of them in men's doubles and 3 in mixed doubles. He also won a gold and a silver medal at the Summer Olympics and 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles. Though Park was primarily a doubles player, the greatest one ever in the opinion of some, he was capable of world class level singles which he displayed in occasional tournaments and Thomas Cup appearances early in his career and currently holds the South Korean national record of 103 consecutive wins in men's singles from 1981 to 1984. His playing strengths included remarkable reflexes, reach, quickness, agility, and power.
Park competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Moon-Soo. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15-11, 15-7. Park also competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They won the silver medal, losing in the final against Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah 13-15, 15-4, 15-12.
Park was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2001.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Kim Moon-soo Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
15–11, 15–7 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Chung Myung-hee Shi Fangjing
Wang Pengren
15–3, 15–7 Gold
1996Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States Ra Kyung-min Kim Dong-moon
Gil Young-ah
15–13, 4–15, 12–15 Silver

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Lee Eun-ku Martin Dew
Mike Tredgett
8–15, 15–2, 4–15 Bronze
1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
5–15, 15–7, 15–9 Gold
1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
16–17, 4–15 Bronze
1991Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Moon-soo Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
15–4, 15–6 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Yoo Sang-hee Stefan Karlsson
Maria Bengtsson
15–10, 10–15, 15–12 Gold
1989Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Chung Myung-hee Eddy Hartono
Verawaty Fadjrin
15–9, 15–9 Gold
1991Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Chung Myung-hee Pernille Dupont
Thomas Lund
15–5, 15–17, 15–9 Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Christian Hadinata
Bobby Ertanto
15–6, 15–11 Gold
1986Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Kim Moon-soo Liem Swie King
Bobby Ertanto
11–15, 8–15 Bronze
1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–6, 6–15, 15–11 Gold
1989Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–10, 15–11 Gold
1991Macau Forum, Macau, China Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
18–15, 11–15, 2–15 Silver
Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Chung Myung-hee Shi Fangjing
Wang Pengren
17–15, 13–18, 8–15 Silver
1989Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Chung Myung-hee Kim Moon-soo
Chung So-young
15–5, 15–9 Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982New Delhi, India Lee Eun-ku
Bronze
1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–8, 15–10 Gold
1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
8–15, 4–15 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Chung Myung-hee Lee Deuk-choon
Chung So-young
15–10, 15–3 Gold
1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Chung Myung-hee Eddy Hartono
Verawaty Fadjrin
15–7, 7–15, 15–3 Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–5, 8–15, 15–2 Gold
1988Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Lee Sang-bok Zhang Qiang
Zhou Jincan
4–15, 6–15 Silver
1991Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Chen Kang
Chen Hongyong
15–12, 15–10 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Calcutta, India Kim Yun-ja Hafid Yusuf
Ruth Damayanti
Gold
1991Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chung Myung-hee Lee Sang-bok
Chung So-young
15–7, 15–4 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Malaysia Open Sung Han-kuk Bobby Ertanto
Christian Hadinata
16–18, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up
1984Swedish Open Kim Moon-soo Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson
15–8, 10–15, 15–8 Winner
1985Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Christian Hadinata
Hadibowo Susanto
17–16, 15–2 Winner
1985All England Open Kim Moon-soo Michael Kjeldsen
Mark Christiansen
7–15, 15–10, 15–9 Winner
1985India Open Kim Moon-soo Steve Baddeley
Nick Yates
15–3, 15–5 Winner
1986German Open Kim Moon-soo Jesper Helledie
Steen Fladberg
15–8, 15–12 Winner
1986All England Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–2, 15–11 Winner
1988Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–18, 4–15 Runner-up
1988French Open Sung Han-kuk Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–8, 12–15, 15–12 Winner
1989Japan Open Lee Sang-bok Jan-Eric Antonsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–6, 15–5 Winner
1989Swedish Open Lee Sang-bok Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
14–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1989All England Open Lee Sang-bok Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
15–8, 15–7 Winner
1989Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–12, 10–15, 15–7 Winner
1989Thailand Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Cheah Soon Kit
15–11, 15–3 Winner
1990Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
3–15, 17–16, 18–13 Winner
1990All England Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
17–14, 15–9 Winner
1990French Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–3, 15–10 Winner
1990Thailand Open Kim Moon-soo Chen Kang
Chen Hongyong
15–7, 15–7 Winner
1990Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner
1991All England Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–12, 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1991Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–4, retired Winner
1991Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
15–8, 15–11 Winner
1991Singapore Open Kim Moon-soo Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
15–2, 15–4 Winner
1991Indonesia Open Kim Moon-soo Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
18–15, 15–13 Winner
1991Denmark Open Kim Moon-soo Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1992Korea Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–10, 15–10 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986All England Open Chung Myung-hee Lee Deuk-choon
Chung So-young
15–5, 15–5 Winner
1989All England Open Chung Myung-hee Jan-Eric Antonsson
Maria Bengtsson
15–1, 15–9 Winner
1990All England Open Chung Myung-hee Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen
15–6, 15–3 Winner
1991All England Open Chung Myung-hee Pernille Dupont
Thomas Lund
15–10, 10–15, 15–4 Winner
1996All England Open Ra Kyung-min Simon Archer
Julie Bradbury
15–10, 15–10 Winner

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1985India Open Steve Baddeley17–18, 2–15 Runner-up
1987Chinese Taipei Open Misbun Sidek15–5, 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up