Yoo Yong-sung
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 유용성 |
| Hanja | 柳 鏞 成 |
|
Revised Romanization |
Yu Yong-seong |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Yu Yongsŏng |
Yoo Yong-sung ( Korean 유용성 ; born October 25, 1974 in Dangjin ) is a South Korean badminton player .
Yoo won the men's doubles at the Swiss Open in 1997 and 2002 together with his partner Lee Dong-soo .
Yoo played in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics with his partner Lee Dong-soo. They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis from Spain in the first round and Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto from Indonesia in the second round . In the quarterfinals, Yoo and Lee Choong beat Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah from Malaysia with 11:15, 15:11, 15: 9. They won the semifinals against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen from Denmark 9:15, 15: 5, 15: 3, but lost the final against Korean compatriots Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon 15:11, 15: 4 to finally get the silver medal .
Web links
- Yoo Yong-sung in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yoo, Yong-sung |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 유용성 (Hangeul); 柳 鏞 成 (Hanja) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dangjin |