Jung Jae-sung

Jung Jae-sung
Jung at the 2011 German Open
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born(1982-08-25)25 August 1982
Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Died9 March 2018(2018-03-09) (aged 35)
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
HandednessRight
CoachHa Tae-kwon
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Lee Yong-dae January 2009)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 London Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Johor Bahru Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2005 Hyderabad Men's doubles
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Singapore Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kyoto Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Yangon Boys' team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kyoto Boys' team
BWF profile

Jung Jae-sung (also spelled Chung Jae-sung; Korean정재성; Hanja鄭在成; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.dʑɛ̝.sʌŋ]; 25 August 1982 – 9 March 2018) was a South Korean professional badminton player who specialized in men's doubles.

Together with his partner Lee Yong-dae, Jung spent forty weeks as World No. 1 in the men's doubles discipline between 2009 and 2012, winning eighteen BWF World Superseries tournaments and placing second at the BWF World Championships on two occasions in 2007 and 2009. He was a two-time winner of the All-England Open, gold medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asian Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the final tournament of his professional career.