Shon Seung-mo (Hangul: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do) 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 defeating 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 World Championships Men's singles World Cup Men's singles Asian Games Men's singles Asian Championships Men's singles Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. Men's singles BWF International Challenge/Series Men's singles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament Record Against Selected Opponents Includes results against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists. Bao Chunlai 1-3 Chen Hong 3-2 Chen Yu 0-3 Lin Dan 1-6 Xia Xuanze 0-2 Hsieh Yu-hsing 2-0 Peter Gade 0-2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 1-0 Joachim Persson 1-1 Antti Viitikko 1-0 Hendrawan 0-1 Taufik Hidayat 1-4 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2-3 Simon Santoso 0-1 Ardy Wiranata 0-1 Lee Hyun-il 1-2 Park Sung-hwan 2-0 Park Tae-sang 1-1 Lee Chong Wei 0-2 Rashid Sidek 0-2 Wong Choong Hann 2-3 Ronald Susilo 4-3 Boonsak Ponsana 3-1 Richard Vaughan 2-0 References External links South Korean male badminton players 1980 births Living people People from Miryang Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in badminton Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province