Park Tae-sang (Korean: 박태상; born June 20, 1979) is a retired South Korean professional badminton player. After retiring as a badminton player, he decided to become a coach, starting his career with South Korea national team.
Career
2004
Park played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Abhinn Shyam Gupta of India and Bao Chunlai of China[1] in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Park was defeated by Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-13, 15-4.
Coaching career
Park started his career as a badminton coach at the South Korea national team, and served his country for five years, from 2013 to 2018.[2] Park joined the India national team in 2019 until 2023 where he coached P. V. Sindhu and helped her to win an Olympic bronze medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,[3][4] and then the gold medal in 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.[2]
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Sony Dwi Kuncoro
|
13–15, 2–15 |  Bronze
|
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Korea Open |  Kenneth Jonassen
|
12–15, 15–17 |  Runner-up
|
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Australian Open |  Kang Woo-kyum
|
 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
|
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Malaysia Satellite |  Ramesh Nathan
|
15–5, 12–15, 15–1 |  Winner
|
References
- ^ "Bao Chunlai disqualified from men's badminton quarterfinals". People's Daily. August 18, 2004.
- ^ a b Venkat, Rahul (22 September 2022). "Who is Park Tae-Sang?". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "[올림픽] 인도 영웅의 스승 박태상 코치 "인도 새역사…눈물 난다"". 매일경제. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Bhasin, Swati, ed. (4 August 2021). ""Every Indian Knows You": Minister Kiren Rijiju Thanks PV Sindhu's Coach". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
