Ha Tae-kwon


Ha Tae-kwon is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 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, helps the national team won 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–11, 15–4 Gold
2000The Dome, Sydney, Australia Kim Dong-moon Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
15–2, 15–8 Bronze

World Championships

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

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Bangkok, Thailand Kim Dong-moon Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
15–6, 15–8 Gold
1999Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kim Dong-moon Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
15–6, 15–4 Gold
1998Bangkok, Thailand Kang Kyung-jin Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
12–15, 15–11, 15–13 Gold
1996Surabaya, Indonesia Kang Kyung-jin Ade Sutrisna
Candra Wijaya
8–15, 17–15, 11–15 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Surabaya, Indonesia Kim Shin-young Tri Kusharyanto
Lili Tampi
10–15, 4–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Japan Open Kim Dong-moon Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
15–7, 6–15, 15–6 Winner
2003Chinese Taipei Open Kim Dong-moon Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
15–4, 15–1 Winner
2003Denmark Open Kim Dong-moon Halim Haryanto
Candra Wijaya
16–17, 15–6, 15–8 Winner
2003Dutch Open Kim Dong-moon Kim Yong-hyun
Yim Bang-eun
15–2, 15–2 Winner
2003Korea Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–11, 15–6 Winner
2003Thailand Open Yoo Yong-sung Sudket Prapakamol
Patapol Ngernsrisuk
15–8, 15–6 Winner
2002Denmark Open Kim Dong-moon Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng
15–4, 15–8 Winner
2002Dutch Open Kim Dong-moon Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–8, 15–8 Winner
2002All England Open Kim Dong-moon Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3 Winner
2002Singapore Open Kim Dong-moon Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
8–15, 15–11, 14–17 Runner-up
2002Chinese Taipei Open Kim Dong-moon Bambang Suprianto
Candra Wijaya
15–9, 13–15, 15–3 Winner
2002Korea Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
7–0, 7–4, 7–0 Winner
2001Korea Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–9, 15–4 Winner
2000Swiss Open Kim Dong-moon Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
15–12, 15–2 Winner
2000All England Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–4, 13–15, 17–15 Winner
1999Grand Prix Finals Kim Dong-moon Candra Wijaya
Tony Gunawan
7–15, 15–8, 11–15 Runner-up
1999China Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
17–16, 15–8 Winner
1999Japan Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–6, 15–4 Winner
1999Swedish Open Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–11, 15–5 Winner
1997Hong Kong Open Kim Dong-moon Eng Hian
Hermono Yuwono
15–4, 15–12 Winner
1997U.S. Open Kim Dong-moon Liu Yong
Zhang Wei
15–3, 6–15, 15–12 Winner
1997All England Open Kang Kyung-jin Jon Holst-Christensen
Michael Sogaard
15–11, 17–16 Winner
1997Swedish Open Kang Kyung-jin Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–3, 15–11 Winner
1997Korea Open Kang Kyung-jin Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
4–15, 15–3, 15–5 Winner
1996Thailand Open Kang Kyung-jin Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
11–15, 15–10, 12–15 Runner-up
1995Hong Kong Open Kang Kyung-jin Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
17–15, 12–15, 15–3 Winner
1995Canadian Open Kang Kyung-jin Kim Dong-moon
Yoo Yong-sung
12–15, 15–6, 15–8 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Dutch Open Hwang Yu-mi Kim Dong-moon
Lee Kyung-won
9–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1999Japan Open Chung Jae-hee Liu Yong
Ge Fei
1–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1999All England Open Chung Jae-hee Simon Archer
Joanne Goode
2–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1999Swedish Open Chung Jae-hee Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
1–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1997Hong Kong Open Chung Jae-hee Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
12–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1994Hong Kong Open Shim Eun-jung Thomas Lund
Marlene Thomsen
14–17, 12–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Malaysia Satellite Kim Dong-moon Jeremy Gan
Gan Teik Chai
15–4, 15–0 Winner
1999Australian International Lee Dong-soo Kim Dong-moon
Yoo Yong-sung
17–14, 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1991Hungarian International Hwang Sun-ho Kim Young-gil
Lee Dong-soo
17–14, 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Malaysia Satellite Lee Kyung-won Robby Istanta
Yunita Tetty
11–6, 11–0 Winner