Shon Seung-mo
Shon Seung-mo 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 defeated 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| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece |  World ChampionshipsMen's singles
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