Photo: 헬스조선 Health Chosun / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ha Tae-kwon is the kind of athlete who makes me sit up. A 187 cm Korean badminton player who started young on Kim Dong-moon's recommendation, he stacked up nearly everything the sport offers: a 1999 world title, Olympic gold and bronze, Asian and national crowns, and a 2012 Hall of Fame induction. I imagine him smothering rallies with that towering reach, a doubles specialist who turned length into dominance. What I find most appealing is that a résumé this decorated still reads as workmanlike rather than flashy. Champions who let their results do the talking earn my genuine admiration, and Ha is exactly that breed.
Overview
Ha Tae-kwon (Korean: 하태권; Hanja: 河泰權; born 30 April 1975) is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon in elementary school. He made his international debut in 1992, and won his first Grand Prix title at the 1995 Canada Open.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ha Tae-kwon
- Name (Japanese)
- 河泰權
- Reading
- は・てぐぉん
- Born
- April 30, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- badminton player / Olympic competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Wonkwang University
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Badminton Hall of Fame
- 1999 world champion
- national champion
- Asian champion
- Olympic gold medal
- Olympic bronze medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B3%E6%B3%B0%E6%AC%8A
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.