Ha Tae-kwon

Ha Tae-kwon
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1975-04-30) 30 April 1975 (age 49)
Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Seville Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bangkok Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Surabaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Surabaya Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Qingdao Mixed doubles
Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ho Chi Minh Men's team
BWF profile
Ha Tae-kwon
Hangul
하태권
Hanja
河泰權
Revised RomanizationHa Tae-gwon
McCune–ReischauerHa T'aegwon

Ha Tae-kwon (Korean하태권; 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.[1] Ha three times competed in Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in 2000 and a gold medal in 2004.

  1. ^ "배드민턴도 즐거워야 합니다, 하태권 선수" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 7 November 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2019.