Park Joo-bong (; born 5 December 1964) is a South Korean former badminton player who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s. He was a member of South Korean national team from 1981 to 1996. In the first year that badminton was an official medal sport Park won a gold medal in men's doubles at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and in 1996 won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He was a two-time World men's doubles champion and a three-time World mixed doubles champion.
Career Park began his badminton career at the age of 11 encouraged by his father, Park Myung-soo. He was selected to join the South Korean national team in 1981.
Park 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. Inspired by his idol Christian Hadinata, 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 the first Korean player to be inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2001.
Personal life Park is married to Lee Soo-jin and had a son. Besides being able to speak his mother tongue, he can also speak English and Japanese.
Achievements
Olympic Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella,Barcelona, Spain Kim Moon-soo Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 15–11, 15–7 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988(exhibition) Seoul National University Gymnasium,Seoul, South Korea Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 15–3, 15–7 Gold 1996 Georgia 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 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Lee Eun-ku Martin Dew Mike Tredgett 8–15, 15–2, 4–15 Bronze 1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 5–15, 15–7, 15–9 Gold 1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 16–17, 4–15 Bronze 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Kim Moon-soo Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 15–4, 15–6 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Yoo Sang-hee Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson 15–10, 12–15, 15–12 Gold 1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Chung Myung-hee Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin 15–9, 15–9 Gold 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Chung Myung-hee Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 15–5, 15–17, 15–9 Gold
World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata 15–6, 15–11 Gold 1986 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Kim Moon-soo Bobby Ertanto Liem Swie King 11–15, 8–15 Bronze 1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–6, 6–15, 15–11 Gold 1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–10, 15–11 Gold 1991 Macau Forum, Macau Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 18–15, 11–15, 2–15 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 17–15, 13–18, 8–15 Silver 1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Chung Myung-hee Kim Moon-soo Chung So-young 15–5, 15–9 Gold
Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Lee Eun-ku Lin Jiangli Luan Jin 3–15, 15–10, 16–17 Bronze 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–8, 15–10 Gold 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 8–15, 4–15 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Chung Myung-hee Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young 15–10, 15–3 Gold 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Chung Myung-hee Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin 15–7, 7–15, 15–3 Gold
Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Chen Changjie 9–15, 7–15 Bronze
Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–5, 8–15, 15–2 Gold 1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Moon-soo Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 15–12, 15–10 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Kim Yun-ja Hafid Yusuf Ruth Damayanti 15–3, 15–2 Gold 1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chung Myung-hee Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young 15–7, 15–4 Gold
Asian Cup Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea Ra Kyung-min Kang Kyung-jin Kim Mee-hyang 15–6, 15–8 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix (47 titles, 9 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1985 India Open Steve Baddeley 17–18, 2–15 Runner-up 1987 Chinese Taipei Open Misbun Sidek 15–5, 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Malaysia Open Sung Han-kuk Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1984 Swedish Open Kim Moon-soo Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström 15–8, 10–15, 15–8 Winner 1985 Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Hadibowo Christian Hadinata 17–16, 15–2 Winner 1985 All England Open Kim Moon-soo Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen 7–15, 15–10, 15–9 Winner 1985 India Open Kim Moon-soo Steve Baddeley Nick Yates 15–3, 15–5 Winner 1986 German Open Kim Moon-soo Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1986 All England Open Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–2, 15–11 Winner 1988 Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–18, 4–15 Runner-up 1988 French Open Sung Han-kuk Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–8, 12–15, 15–12 Winner 1989 Japan Open Lee Sang-bok Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–6, 15–5 Winner 1989 Swedish Open Lee Sang-bok Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up 1989 All England Open Lee Sang-bok Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 15–8, 15–7 Winner 1989 Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–12, 10–15, 15–7 Winner 1989 Thailand Open Kim Moon-soo Cheah Soon Kit Razif Sidek 15–11, 15–3 Winner 1990 Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 3–15, 17–16, 18–13 Winner 1990 All England Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 17–14, 15–9 Winner 1990 French Open Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–3, 15–10 Winner 1990 Thailand Open Kim Moon-soo Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 15–7, 15–7 Winner 1990 Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner 1991 Japan Open Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–4, retired Winner 1991 Korea Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–3, 13–15, 15–9 Winner 1991 All England Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–12, 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1991 Malaysia Open Kim Moon-soo Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1991 Indonesia Open Kim Moon-soo Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 18–15, 15–13 Winner 1991 Singapore Open Kim Moon-soo Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 15–2, 15–4 Winner 1991 Denmark Open Kim Moon-soo Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1992 Korea Open Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–10, 15–10 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 All England Open Chung Myung-hee Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young 15–5, 15–5 Winner 1986 China Open Chung Myung-hee Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers 15–4, 15–5 Winner 1987 French Open Kim Yun-ja Mark Christiansen Erica van Dijck 15–10, 15–7 Winner 1988 Japan Open Chung Myung-hee Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young Walkover Winner 1988 French Open Chung Myung-hee Sakrapee Thongsari Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1988 Hong Kong Open Chung Myung-hee Chan Chi Choi Amy Chan 15–7, 15–6 Winner 1988 China Open Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 15–6, 15–5 Winner 1989 Japan Open Chung Myung-hee Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1989 Swedish Open Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing 15–9, 15–4 Winner 1989 All England Open Chung Myung-hee Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–1, 15–9 Winner 1989 Malaysia Open Chung So-young Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 15–7, 15–13 Winner 1989 Thailand Open Chung So-young Kim Moon-soo Hwang Hye-young 15–4, 15–2 Winner 1990 Japan Open Chung Myung-hee Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 15–10, 15–12 Winner 1990 All England Open Chung Myung-hee Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1990 French Open Chung Myung-hee Kim Moon-soo Chung So-young 4–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1990 Thailand Open Chung Myung-hee Zheng Yumin Wu Yuhong 15–3, 15–3 Winner 1990 Malaysia Open Chung Myung-hee Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers 15–12, 15–1 Winner 1991 Japan Open Chung Myung-hee Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–7, 15–8 Winner 1991 Korea Open Chung Myung-hee Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson 15–0, 15–0 Winner 1991 All England Open Chung Myung-hee Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont 15–10, 10–15, 15–4 Winner 1995 Hong Kong Open Shim Eun-jung Liu Jianjun Sun Man 15–8, 2–15, 17–14 Winner 1995 China Open Shim Eun-jung Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 11–15, 15–4, 10–15 Runner-up 1995 Thailand Open Ra Kyung-min Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva 15–1, 15–4 Winner 1996 Japan Open Ra Kyung-min Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah 15–7, 15–1 Winner 1996 Korea Open Ra Kyung-min Simon Archer Julie Bradbury 15–9, 15–11 Winner 1996 Swedish Open Ra Kyung-min Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 15–4, 15–6 Winner 1996 All England Open Ra Kyung-min Simon Archer Julie Bradbury 15–10, 15–10 Winner
IBF International (4 titles) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Polish International Lee Sang-bok Fu Qiang Li Jian 15–3, 15–9 Winner 1991 USSR International Kim Moon-soo Kim Hyung-jin Park Sung-woo 15–4, 15–5 Winner 1993 Iran Fajr International Kim Moon-soo Hameed Nasimi Mansour Shakoori 15–6, 15–5 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Polish International Chung Myung-hee Sergey Sevryukov Irina Serova 15–9, 15–4 Winner
International tournament (1 title, 1 runner-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Denmark Open Lee Eun-ku Christian Hadinata Lius Pongoh 15–9, 11–15, 18–16 Winner 1982 India Open Lee Eun-ku Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up
Invitational tournament (1 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Asian Invitational Championships Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Lee Sang-bok Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan 4–15, 6–15 Silver
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