Ha Tae-kwon

Ha Tae-kwon (Korean: ; Hanja: Template:Category handler; born 30 April 1975) is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon 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 in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in 2000 and a gold medal in 2004.

Career

Ha made his first appearance in Olympic Games in 1996 Atlanta, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with Kang Kyung-jin. He and Kang reached the quarterfinals after beat Siripong Siripul/Khunakorn Sudhisodhi 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/Cheah Soon Kit in straight games.

In 2000 Sydney, Ha qualified to compete in two events. Teamed-up with Chung Jae-hee in the mixed doubles, they finished their campaign in the second round, beat the Ukrainian Vladislav Druzchenko/Viktoriya Evtushenko and lost to eventual silver medalists Trikus Haryanto/Minarti Timur of Indonesia. In the men's doubles, he partnered with Kim Dong-moon. They had bye in the first round, beat Yap Kim Hock/Cheah Soon Kit 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/Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia.

In 2004 Athens, Ha competed in the men's doubles with Kim Dong-moon as a third seeded. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak/Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha and Kim beat Zheng Bo/Sang Yang of China 15–7, 15–11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian/Flandy Limpele 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, 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

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–4	File:Gold medal.svg Gold
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	15–2, 15–8	File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto	0–15, 13–15	Silver Silver
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–5, 15–5	Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto	15–6, 15–8	Gold Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun	15–6, 15–4	Gold Gold
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun	12–15, 15–11, 15–13	Gold Gold
1996	Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Ade Sutrisna Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	8–15, 17–15, 11–15	Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Kim Shin-young	Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharyanto Template:Flagicon Lili Tampi	10–15, 4–15	Bronze Bronze

Asian Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Template:Flagicon Kim Shin-young	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Gil Young-ah	–, –	Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (24 titles, 9 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	15–7, 6–15, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Eng Hian	15–4, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	16–17, 15–6, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Kim Yong-hyun Template:Flagicon Yim Bang-eun	15–2, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Patapol Ngernsrisuk	15–8, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Chew Choon Eng	15–4, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–8, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Eng Hian	7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele Template:Flagicon Eng Hian	8–15, 15–11, 14–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	15–9, 13–15, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	7–0, 7–4, 7–0	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–9, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen	15–12, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–4, 13–15, 17–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Grand Prix Finals	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	7–15, 15–8, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	China Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	17–16, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–6, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Eng Hian Template:Flagicon Hermono Yuwono	15–4, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Liu Yong Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei	15–3, 6–15, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Jon Holst-Christensen Template:Flagicon Michael Sogaard	15–11, 17–16	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Peter Axelsson Template:Flagicon Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–3, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1997	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit Template:Flagicon Yap Kim Hock	4–15, 15–3, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1996	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	11–15, 15–10, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto	17–15, 12–15, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1995	Canadian Open	Template:Flagicon Kang Kyung-jin	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	12–15, 15–6, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Hwang Yu-mi	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won	9–11, 2–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee	Template:Flagicon Liu Yong Template:Flagicon Ge Fei	1–15, 3–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee	Template:Flagicon Simon Archer Template:Flagicon Joanne Goode	2–15, 13–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	1–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Chung Jae-hee	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Ra Kyung-min	12–15, 3–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1994	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Shim Eun-jung	Template:Flagicon Thomas Lund Template:Flagicon Marlene Thomsen	14–17, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

IBF International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Malaysia Satellite	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Gan Template:Flagicon Gan Teik Chai	15–4, 15–0	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Australian International	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo	Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-moon Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	17–14, 9–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1991	Hungarian International	Template:Flagicon Hwang Sun-ho	Template:Flagicon Kim Young-gil Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo	17–14, 12–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Malaysia Satellite	Template:Flagicon Lee Kyung-won	Template:Flagicon Robby Istanta Template:Flagicon Yunita Tetty	11–6, 11–0	Template:Gold1 Winner

External links

• European results
• All England champions 1899-2007
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