Shon Jin-hwan (born September 30, 1968) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.

Shon Jin-hwan
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1968-09-30) 30 September 1968 (age 55)
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

Career edit

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 edit

IBF World Grand Prix edit

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   Lee Deuk-choon   Liem Swie King
  Eddy Hartono
4–15, 7–15   Runner-up
1991 Hong Kong Open   Lee Sang-bok   Zheng Yumin
  Huang Zhanzhong
7–15, 15–8, 15–11   Winner

References edit

  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.

External links edit