Yoo Yong-sung

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Yoo Yong-sung (Korean유용성; Hanja柳鏞成; born 25 October 1974) is a retired badminton player from South Korea. He is two time Olympic silver medalist.[1]

Yoo Yong-sung
유용성
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1974-10-25) 25 October 1974 (age 49)
Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Yogyakarta Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Shanghai Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Seoul Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Singapore Men's team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Mixed doubles
BWF profile
Yoo Yong-sung
Hangul
유용성
Hanja
柳鏞成
Revised RomanizationYu Yong-seong
McCune–ReischauerYu Yong-sŏng

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia   Lee Dong-soo   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
10–15, 15–9, 7–15   Silver
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
11–15, 4–15   Silver

World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
5–15, 5–15   Silver
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland   Lee Dong-soo   Candra Wijaya
  Sigit Budiarto
11–15, 11–15   Bronze
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland   Kim Dong-moon   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund
12–15, 2–15   Bronze

World Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  Lee Dong-soo   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
1–15, 15–10, 3–15   Silver

Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
  Lee Dong-soo   Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Tesana Panvisvas
15–11, 15–6   Gold
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Lee Dong-soo   Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Siripong Siripool
17–16, 6–15, 7–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium,
Hiroshima, Japan
  Chung So-young   Kang Kyung-jin
  Jang Hye-ock
15–10, 15–12   Gold

Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Lee Dong-soo   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
15–10, 15–11   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium,
Shanghai, China
  Jang Hye-ock   Wang Xiaoyuan
  Liu Jianjun
6–15, 15–6, 5–15   Bronze

Asian Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2,
Seoul, South Korea
  Kim Dong-moon   Tony Gunawan
  Rudy Wijaya
15–10, 15–8   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Jang Hye-ock   Aryono Miranat
  Eliza Nathanael
10–15, 16–18   Bronze

East Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
  Lee Dong-soo   Choi Ji-tae
  Kim Joong-suk
15–2, 15–4   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
  Lee Kyung-won   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Hong Kong Open   Lee Dong-soo   Choong Tan Fook
  Lee Wan Wah
15–13, 6–15, 15–6   Winner
2003 Korea Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
11–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2003 All England Open   Lee Dong-soo   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
7–15, 5–15   Runner-up
2003 Thailand Open   Ha Tae-kwon   Sudket Prapakamol
  Patapol Ngernsrisuk
15–8, 15–6   Winner
2002 Indonesia Open   Lee Dong-soo   Flandy Limpele
  Eng Hian
15–10, 15–11   Winner
2002 Korea Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
0–7, 4–7, 0–7   Runner-up
2002 Swiss Open   Lee Dong-soo   Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
5–7, 7–5, 7–2, 7–5   Winner
2001 Hong Kong Open   Lee Dong-soo   Albertus Susanto Njoto
  Yau Kwun Yuen
7–1, 7–2, 7–3   Winner
2001 Korea Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
9–15, 4–15   Runner-up
2000 Malaysia Open   Lee Dong-soo   Flandy Limpele
  Eng Hian
9–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2000 Japan Open   Lee Dong-soo   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
6–15, 7–15   Runner-up
2000 All England Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
4–15, 15–13, 15–17   Runner-up
2000 Korea Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
15–8, 9–15, 15–4   Winner
1999 China Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
16–17, 8–15   Runner-up
1999 Japan Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
6–15, 4–15   Runner-up
1999 All England Open   Lee Dong-soo   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
7–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1999 Swedish Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
11–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1998 All England Open   Lee Dong-soo   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya
15–10, 15–10   Winner
1997 Vietnam Open   Lee Dong-soo   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
11–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1997 Thailand Open   Lee Dong-soo   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
15–8, 17–14   Winner
1997 Singapore Open   Lee Dong-soo   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
8–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1997 Indonesia Open   Lee Dong-soo   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
9–15, 10–15   Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open   Lee Dong-soo   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya
5–15, 15–11, 15–4   Winner
1995 Canadian Open   Kim Dong-moon   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kang Kyung-jin
15–12, 6–15, 8–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Swedish Open   Jang Hye-ock   Ron Michels
  Erica van den Heuvel
15–9, 10–15, 18–17   Winner
1993 China Open   Jang Hye-ock   Chen Xingdong
  Sun Man
15–12, 9–15, 8–15   Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Australia International   Kim Dong-moon   Ha Tae-kwon
  Lee Dong-soo
14–17, 15–9, 15–12   Winner

References

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  1. ^ "배드민턴도 결국 사람이 우선이죠, 유용성 선수" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Archived from the original on 31 October 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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