Park Tae-sang (Korean: 박태상; born June 20, 1979) is a retired South Korean professional badminton player. After retiring as a badminton player, he decided to become a coach, starting his career with South Korea national team.
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1979 Busan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 박태상 |
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| Hanja | 朴泰相 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Tae-sang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak T'ae-sang |
Career edit
2004 edit
Park played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Abhinn Shyam Gupta of India and Bao Chunlai of China[1] in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Park was defeated by Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-13, 15-4.
Coaching career edit
Park started his career as a badminton coach at the South Korea national team, and served his country for five years, from 2013 to 2018.[2] Park joined the India national team in 2019 until 2023 where he coached P. V. Sindhu and helped her to win an Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,[3][4] and then the gold medal in 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.[2]
Achievements edit
Asian Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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13–15, 2–15 |  Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Korea Open |  Kenneth Jonassen
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12–15, 15–17 |  Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Australian Open |  Kang Woo-kyum
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 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
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15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Malaysia Satellite |  Ramesh Nathan
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15–5, 12–15, 15–1 |  Winner
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References edit
- ^ "Bao Chunlai disqualified from men's badminton quarterfinals". People's Daily. August 18, 2004.
- ^ a b Venkat, Rahul (22 September 2022). "Who is Park Tae-Sang?". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "[올림픽] 인도 영웅의 스승 박태상 코치 "인도 새역사…눈물 난다"". 매일경제. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Bhasin, Swati, ed. (4 August 2021). ""Every Indian Knows You": Minister Kiren Rijiju Thanks PV Sindhu's Coach". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-08-05.