Shon Seung-mo
Shon Seung-mo (Hangul: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a badminton player from South Korea. In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics. Career. Olympic Games. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he defeating Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, 15-4, 15-10. Shon advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15 -6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal. Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age. Achievements. Olympic Games. "Men's singles" World Championships. "Men's singles" World Cup. "Men's singles" Asian Games. "Men's singles" Asian Championships. "Men's singles" Asian Junior Championships. "Boys' singles" Grand Prix. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983 . "Men's singles" BWF International Challenge/Series. "Men's singles" Record Against Selected Opponents. Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.