# Ha Tae-kwon

Ha Tae-kwon (Korean: 하태권; Hanja: 河泰權; 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 | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–11, 15–4 | Gold |
| 2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | Kim Dong-moon | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 15–2, 15–8 | Bronze |

### World Championships

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

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Kim Dong-moon | Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | 15–6, 15–8 | Gold |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kim Dong-moon | Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 15–6, 15–4 | Gold |
| 1998 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Kang Kyung-jin | Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 12–15, 15–11, 15–13 | Gold |
| 1996 | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia | Kang Kyung-jin | Ade Sutrisna Candra Wijaya | 8–15, 17–15, 11–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1996 | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia | Kim Shin-young | Tri Kusharyanto Lili Tampi | 10–15, 4–15 | Bronze |

### Asian Cup

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China | Kim Shin-young | Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah | –, – | 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 | Kim Dong-moon | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 15–7, 6–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2003 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kim Dong-moon | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | 15–4, 15–1 | Winner |
| 2003 | Denmark Open | Kim Dong-moon | Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya | 16–17, 15–6, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2003 | Dutch Open | Kim Dong-moon | Kim Yong-hyun Yim Bang-eun | 15–2, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2003 | Korea Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–11, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2003 | Thailand Open | Yoo Yong-sung | Sudket Prapakamol Patapol Ngernsrisuk | 15–8, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2002 | Denmark Open | Kim Dong-moon | Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng | 15–4, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2002 | Dutch Open | Kim Dong-moon | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 15–8, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2002 | All England Open | Kim Dong-moon | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | 7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3 | Winner |
| 2002 | Singapore Open | Kim Dong-moon | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | 8–15, 15–11, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kim Dong-moon | Bambang Suprianto Candra Wijaya | 15–9, 13–15, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2002 | Korea Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 7–0, 7–4, 7–0 | Winner |
| 2001 | Korea Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | Kim Dong-moon | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 15–12, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2000 | All England Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–4, 13–15, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1999 | Grand Prix Finals | Kim Dong-moon | Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan | 7–15, 15–8, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | China Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 17–16, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1999 | Japan Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1999 | Swedish Open | Kim Dong-moon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–11, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Open | Kim Dong-moon | Eng Hian Hermono Yuwono | 15–4, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | Kim Dong-moon | Liu Yong Zhang Wei | 15–3, 6–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1997 | All England Open | Kang Kyung-jin | Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Sogaard | 15–11, 17–16 | Winner |
| 1997 | Swedish Open | Kang Kyung-jin | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 15–3, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1997 | Korea Open | Kang Kyung-jin | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 4–15, 15–3, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1996 | Thailand Open | Kang Kyung-jin | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 11–15, 15–10, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Hong Kong Open | Kang Kyung-jin | Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | 17–15, 12–15, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1995 | Canadian Open | Kang Kyung-jin | Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung | 12–15, 15–6, 15–8 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Dutch Open | Hwang Yu-mi | Kim Dong-moon Lee Kyung-won | 9–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Japan Open | Chung Jae-hee | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 1–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | All England Open | Chung Jae-hee | Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 2–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Swedish Open | Chung Jae-hee | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 1–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Open | Chung Jae-hee | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 12–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1994 | Hong Kong Open | Shim Eun-jung | Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen | 14–17, 12–15 | Runner-up |

### IBF International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Malaysia Satellite | Kim Dong-moon | Jeremy Gan Gan Teik Chai | 15–4, 15–0 | Winner |
| 1999 | Australian International | Lee Dong-soo | Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung | 17–14, 9–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1991 | Hungarian International | Hwang Sun-ho | Kim Young-gil Lee Dong-soo | 17–14, 12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Malaysia Satellite | Lee Kyung-won | Robby Istanta Yunita Tetty | 11–6, 11–0 | Winner |