Park Joo-bong

Park Joo-bong
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1964-12-05) 5 December 1964
Imsil, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Kim Moon-soo & with Ra Kyung-min)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Calgary Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1985 Calgary Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Beijing Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1987 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Macau Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1988 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Jakarta Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Calcutta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Calcutta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Semarang Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Shanghai Men's team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Seoul Mixed doubles
BWF profile
Park Joo-bong
Hangul
박주봉
Hanja
朴柱奉
Revised RomanizationBak Ju-bong
McCune–ReischauerPak Chu-bong

Park Joo-bong (Korean: 박주봉; Hanja: 朴柱奉; born 5 December 1964) is a South Korean former badminton player who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s. He was a member of South Korean national team from 1981 to 1996. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles at the 1992 Olympics, three-times World mixed doubles champion, two-times World men's doubles champion, and a silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 1996 Olympics.[2]

Career

Park began his badminton career at the age of 11 encouraged by his father, Park Myung-soo. He was selected to join the South Korean national team in 1981.[2]

Park is one of the most successful players ever in the World Badminton Championships with 5 titles, 2 of them in men's doubles and 3 in mixed doubles. He also won a gold and a silver medal at the Summer Olympics and 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles. Inspired by his idol Christian Hadinata, though Park was primarily a doubles player, the greatest one ever in the opinion of some, he was capable of world class level singles which he displayed in occasional tournaments and Thomas Cup appearances early in his career and currently holds the South Korean national record of 103 consecutive wins in men's singles from 1981 to 1984. His playing strengths included remarkable reflexes, reach, quickness, agility, and power.

Park competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Moon-Soo. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15-11, 15-7. Park also competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They won the silver medal, losing in the final against Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah 13-15, 15-4, 15-12.[3]

Park was the first Korean player to be inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2001.[4]

Personal life

Park is married to Lee Soo-jin, with their son Park Kwang-ryul who was born on 2 October 1994. Besides being able to speak his mother tongue, he can also speak English and Japanese.[2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella,
Barcelona, Spain 		South Korea Kim Moon-soo Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
Indonesia Eddy Hartono 		15–11, 15–7 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988
(exhibition) 		Seoul National University Gymnasium,
Seoul, South Korea 		South Korea Chung Myung-hee China Wang Pengren
China Shi Fangjing 		15–3, 15–7 Gold
1996 Georgia State University Gymnasium,
Atlanta, United States 		South Korea Ra Kyung-min South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Gil Young-ah 		15–13, 4–15, 12–15 Silver

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark South Korea Lee Eun-ku England Martin Dew
England Mike Tredgett 		8–15, 15–2, 4–15 Bronze Bronze
1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		5–15, 15–7, 15–9 Gold Gold
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		16–17, 4–15 Bronze Bronze
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark South Korea Kim Moon-soo Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Thomas Lund 		15–4, 15–6 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson 		15–10, 12–15, 15–12 Gold Gold
1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Chung Myung-hee Indonesia Eddy Hartono
Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin 		15–9, 15–9 Gold Gold
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark South Korea Chung Myung-hee Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont 		15–5, 15–17, 15–9 Gold Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Kim Moon-soo Indonesia Bobby Ertanto
Indonesia Christian Hadinata 		15–6, 15–11 Gold Gold
1986 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Kim Moon-soo Indonesia Bobby Ertanto
Indonesia Liem Swie King 		11–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–6, 6–15, 15–11 Gold Gold
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–10, 15–11 Gold Gold
1991 Macau Forum, Macau South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		18–15, 11–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand South Korea Chung Myung-hee China Wang Pengren
China Shi Fangjing 		17–15, 13–18, 8–15 Silver Silver
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Kim Moon-soo
South Korea Chung So-young 		15–5, 15–9 Gold Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India 		South Korea Lee Eun-ku China Lin Jiangli
China Luan Jin 		3–15, 15–10, 16–17 Bronze Bronze
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–8, 15–10 Gold Gold
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		8–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Lee Deuk-choon
South Korea Chung So-young 		15–10, 15–3 Gold Gold
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China South Korea Chung Myung-hee Indonesia Eddy Hartono
Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin 		15–7, 7–15, 15–3 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India China Chen Changjie 9–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–5, 8–15, 15–2 Gold Gold
1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Chen Hongyong
China Chen Kang 		15–12, 15–10 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India South Korea Kim Yun-ja Indonesia Hafid Yusuf
Indonesia Ruth Damayanti 		15–3, 15–2 Gold Gold
1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Lee Sang-bok
South Korea Chung So-young 		15–7, 15–4 Gold Gold

Asian Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea South Korea Ra Kyung-min South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
South Korea Kim Mee-hyang 		15–6, 15–8 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (47 titles, 9 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1985 India Open England Steve Baddeley 17–18, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Chinese Taipei Open Malaysia Misbun Sidek 15–5, 9–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Malaysia Open South Korea Sung Han-kuk Indonesia Bobby Ertanto
Indonesia Christian Hadinata 		10–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1984 Swedish Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Thomas Kihlström 		15–8, 10–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Japan Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Indonesia Hadibowo
Indonesia Christian Hadinata 		17–16, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 All England Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Denmark Mark Christiansen
Denmark Michael Kjeldsen 		7–15, 15–10, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 India Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo England Steve Baddeley
England Nick Yates 		15–3, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 German Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie 		15–8, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 All England Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–2, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Japan Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–18, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 French Open South Korea Sung Han-kuk Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–8, 12–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Japan Open South Korea Lee Sang-bok Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		15–6, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Swedish Open South Korea Lee Sang-bok China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		14–17, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1989 All England Open South Korea Lee Sang-bok Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
Indonesia Eddy Hartono 		15–8, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Malaysia Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–12, 10–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Thailand Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–11, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Japan Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		3–15, 17–16, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 All England Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		17–14, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 French Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–3, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Thailand Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Chen Hongyong
China Chen Kang 		15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Malaysia Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–4, 13–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Japan Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–4, retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Korea Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–3, 13–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 All England Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–12, 7–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Malaysia Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		15–8, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Indonesia Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
Indonesia Eddy Hartono 		18–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Singapore Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Huang Zhanzhong
China Zheng Yumin 		15–2, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Denmark Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Huang Zhanzhong
China Zheng Yumin 		10–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Korea Open South Korea Kim Moon-soo China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 All England Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Lee Deuk-choon
South Korea Chung So-young 		15–5, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 China Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee England Nigel Tier
England Gillian Gowers 		15–4, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 French Open South Korea Kim Yun-ja Denmark Mark Christiansen
Netherlands Erica van Dijck 		15–10, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Japan Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Lee Deuk-choon
South Korea Chung So-young 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 French Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
Thailand Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 		15–6, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Hong Kong Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Hong Kong Chan Chi Choi
Hong Kong Amy Chan 		15–7, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 China Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee China Wang Pengren
China Shi Fangjing 		15–6, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Japan Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Lee Sang-bok
South Korea Chung So-young 		15–6, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Swedish Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee China Wang Pengren
China Shi Fangjing 		15–9, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 All England Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson 		15–1, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Malaysia Open South Korea Chung So-young Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont 		15–7, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Thailand Open South Korea Chung So-young South Korea Kim Moon-soo
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		15–4, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Japan Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont 		15–10, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 All England Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Grete Mogensen 		15–6, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 French Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Kim Moon-soo
South Korea Chung So-young 		4–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Thailand Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee China Zheng Yumin
China Wu Yuhong 		15–3, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Malaysia Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Denmark Jan Paulsen
England Gillian Gowers 		15–12, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Japan Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Grete Mogensen 		15–7, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Korea Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson 		15–0, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 All England Open South Korea Chung Myung-hee Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont 		15–10, 10–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Hong Kong Open South Korea Shim Eun-jung China Liu Jianjun
China Sun Man 		15–8, 2–15, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 China Open South Korea Shim Eun-jung China Chen Xingdong
China Peng Xinyong 		11–15, 15–4, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Thailand Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min Russia Nikolai Zuyev
Russia Marina Yakusheva 		15–1, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Japan Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Gil Young-ah 		15–7, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Korea Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min England Simon Archer
England Julie Bradbury 		15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Swedish Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min China Chen Xingdong
China Peng Xinyong 		15–4, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 All England Open South Korea Ra Kyung-min England Simon Archer
England Julie Bradbury 		15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International (4 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Polish International South Korea Lee Sang-bok China Fu Qiang
China Li Jian 		15–3, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 USSR International South Korea Kim Moon-soo South Korea Kim Hyung-jin
South Korea Park Sung-woo 		15–4, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Iran Fajr International South Korea Kim Moon-soo Iran Hameed Nasimi
Iran Mansour Shakoori 		15–6, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Polish International South Korea Chung Myung-hee Soviet Union Sergey Sevryukov
Soviet Union Irina Serova 		15–9, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournament (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Denmark Open South Korea Lee Eun-ku Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh 		15–9, 11–15, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 India Open South Korea Lee Eun-ku Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Thomas Kihlström 		10–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Invitational tournament (1 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Asian Invitational Championships Bandar Lampung, Indonesia South Korea Lee Sang-bok China Zhang Qiang
China Zhou Jincan 		4–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

References

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  2. ^ a b c Eaton, Richard (February 1997). "Park Joo Bong is going east to west" (PDF). World Badminton. p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ Kyung-don, Joo (7 April 2015). "In badminton, Park Joo-bong still a brand name". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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