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Ha Tae-kwon (; born 30 April 1975) is a player from . Born in , North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of in elementary school. He made his international debut in 1992, and won his first Grand Prix title at the 1995 Canada Open. Ha three times competed in Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in 2000 and a gold medal in 2004.


Career
Ha made his first appearance in Olympic Games in 1996 Atlanta, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with . He and Kang reached the quarterfinals after beat /Khunakorn Sudhisodhi of Thailand and Jon Holst-Christensen/ of Denmark in the first and second round. In the quarterfinals they defeated by the Malaysian pair Yap Kim Hock/Cheah Soon Kit in straight games.

In 2000 Sydney, Ha qualified to compete in two events. Teamed-up with in the mixed doubles, they finished their campaign in the second round, beat the Ukrainian Vladislav Druzchenko/Viktoriya Evtushenko and lost to eventual silver medalists / of Indonesia. In the men's doubles, he partnered with . They had bye in the first round, beat Yap Kim Hock/Cheah Soon Kit of Malaysia and / of Indonesia in the second and quarterfinals, lost to / of Indonesia in the semifinals, and won a bronze medal match against Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia.

In 2004 Athens, Ha competed in the men's doubles with as a third seeded. They had a bye in the first round and defeated /Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha and Kim beat / of China 15–7, 15–11. They won the semifinal against / of Indonesia 15–8, 15–2 and defeated fellow Koreans and 15–11, 15–4 to win the gold medal.

In 2005, he competed at the Sudirman Cup, and helped the national team win a bronze medal.

Ha graduated from the Wonkwang University. In 2008, he was coach of the national team, and in October of the same year he became the coach of Samsung Electro-Mechanics.


Achievements

Olympic Games
Men's doubles
2004Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece
15–11, 15–4Gold
2000The Dome, Sydney, AustraliaChoong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
15–2, 15–8Bronze


World Championships
Men's doubles
2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain
0–15, 13–15Silver
1999Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
15–5, 15–5Gold


Asian Championships
Men's doubles
2002,
Bangkok, Thailand

15–6, 15–8Gold
1999Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
15–6, 15–4Gold
1998,
Bangkok, Thailand
Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
12–15, 15–11, 15–13Gold
1996Pancasila Hall,
,

8–15, 17–15, 11–15Silver

Mixed doubles

1996Pancasila Hall,
,
Kim Shin-young
10–15, 4–15Bronze


Asian Cup
Mixed doubles
1995Xinxing Gymnasium,
Qingdao, China
Kim Shin-young
–, –Bronze


IBF World Grand Prix (24 titles, 9 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

2004Japan Open
15–7, 6–15, 15–6Winner
2003Chinese Taipei Open
15–4, 15–1Winner
2003
16–17, 15–6, 15–8Winner
2003Dutch OpenKim Yong-hyun
15–2, 15–2Winner
2003Korea Open
15–11, 15–6Winner
2003Thailand OpenSudket Prapakamol
Patapol Ngernsrisuk
15–8, 15–6Winner
2002Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng
15–4, 15–8Winner
2002Dutch Open
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–8, 15–8Winner
2002All England Open
7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3Winner
2002Singapore Open
8–15, 15–11, 14–17Runner-up
2002Chinese Taipei OpenBambang Suprianto
15–9, 13–15, 15–3Winner
2002Korea Open
7–0, 7–4, 7–0Winner
2001Korea Open
15–9, 15–4Winner
2000Swiss Open
15–12, 15–2Winner
2000All England Open
15–4, 13–15, 17–15Winner
1999Grand Prix Finals
7–15, 15–8, 11–15Runner-up
1999China Open
17–16, 15–8Winner
1999Japan Open
15–6, 15–4Winner
1999Swedish Open
15–11, 15–5Winner
1997Hong Kong Open
15–4, 15–12Winner
1997U.S. OpenLiu Yong
Zhang Wei
15–3, 6–15, 15–12Winner
1997All England OpenJon Holst-Christensen
15–11, 17–16Winner
1997Swedish Open
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–3, 15–11Winner
1997Korea OpenCheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
4–15, 15–3, 15–5Winner
1996Thailand Open
11–15, 15–10, 12–15Runner-up
1995Hong Kong Open
Bambang Suprianto
17–15, 12–15, 15–3Winner
1995Canadian Open
12–15, 15–6, 15–8Winner

Mixed doubles

2002Dutch Open
9–11, 2–11Runner-up
1999Japan OpenLiu Yong
Ge Fei
1–15, 3–15Runner-up
1999All England OpenSimon Archer
2–15, 13–15Runner-up
1999Swedish Open
1–15, 4–15Runner-up
1997Hong Kong Open
12–15, 3–15Runner-up
1994Hong Kong Open
14–17, 12–15Runner-up


IBF International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's doubles
2002Malaysia Satellite
Gan Teik Chai
15–4, 15–0Winner
1999Australian International
17–14, 9–15, 12–15Runner-up
1991Hungarian InternationalKim Young-gil
17–14, 12–15, 9–15Runner-up

Mixed doubles

2002Malaysia Satellite
11–6, 11–0Winner


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