Park Tae-sang

Park Tae-sang (Hangul: 박태상; born June 20, 1979) is a retired South Korean professional badminton player.

Park Tae-sang
Hangul
박태상
Hanja
朴泰相
Revised RomanizationBak Tae-sang
McCune–ReischauerPak T'ae-sang
Park Tae-sang
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1979-06-20) 20 June 1979
Busan, South Korea
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Current rankingRetired
BWF profile

Career

2004

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.

Park Tae-sang joined the Indian National Team in 2019 and began coaching the men's singles players. He later become the mentor for Indian player P. V. Sindhu and helped her to win an Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[2][3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 13–15, 2–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2003 Korea Open Kenneth Jonassen 12–15, 15–17 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

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
2010 Australian Open Kang Woo-kyum Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Malaysia Satellite Ramesh Nathan 15–5, 12–15, 15–1 Winner

References

  1. "Bao Chunlai disqualified from men's badminton quarterfinals". People's Daily. August 18, 2004.
  2. "[올림픽] 인도 영웅의 스승 박태상 코치 "인도 새역사…눈물 난다"". 매일경제. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. Bhasin, Swati, ed. (4 August 2021). ""Every Indian Knows You": Minister Kiren Rijiju Thanks PV Sindhu's Coach". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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