Shon Seung-mo (; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, South Gyeongsang Province) 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 defeated 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
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
|align="center" | 2004
|align="left" | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece
|align="left" | Taufik Hidayat
|align="left" | 8–15, 7–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Silver
|}
World Championships
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
|align="center" | 2003
|align="left" | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom
|align="left" | Wong Choong Hann
|align="left" | 4–15, 5–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
World Cup
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China
| align="left" | Boonsak Ponsana
| align="left" | 21–23, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
Asian Games
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
|align="center" | 2002
|align="left" | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea
|align="left" | Taufik Hidayat
|align="left" | 10–15, 7–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
Asian Championships
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
|align="center" | 2004
|align="left" | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|align="left" | Taufik Hidayat
|align="left" | 9–15, 6–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|-
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
|align="center" | 2001
|align="left" | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines
|align="left" | Lin Dan
|align="left" | 15–3, 11–15, 7–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | 1998
| align="left" | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| align="left" | Chien Yu-hsiu
| align="left" | 6–15, 4–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|Chinese Taipei Open
|align="left"| Lee Hyun-il
|align="left"|13–15, 5–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2002
|align="left"|Korea Open
|align="left"| Lin Dan
|align="left"|7–1, 3–7, 3–7, 5–7
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2001
|align="left"|Hong Kong Open
|align="left"| Boonsak Ponsana
|align="left"|7–2, 4–7, 8–7, 7–8, 7–3
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|}
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2010
|align="left"|Singapore International
|align="left"| Hong Seung-ki
|align="left"|17–21, 12–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2009
|align="left"|Singapore International
|align="left"| Fauzi Adnan
|align="left"|21–9, 21–12
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|Korea International
|align="left"| Kenichi Tago
|align="left"|21–15, 18–21, 21–10
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|Malaysia Satellite
|align="left"| Yogendran Krishnan
|align="left"|15–6, 7–15, 15–6
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|Thailand Satellite
|align="left"| Lee Hyun-il
|align="left"|15–5, 15–3
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|1999
|align="left"|Norwegian International
|align="left"| Hwang Sun-ho
|align="left"|13–15, 15–10, 15–13
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|}
: 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 1-5
- Chen Hong 3-3
- Chen Yu 0-4
- Lin Dan 1-8
- Xia Xuanze 0-2
- Hsieh Yu-hsing 2-0
- Peter Gade 0-4
- Jan Ø. Jørgensen 1-0
- Joachim Persson 1-1
- Antti Viitikko 1-0
- Hendrawan 1-1
- Taufik Hidayat 2-6
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2-4
- Simon Santoso 0-1
- Ardy Wiranata 0-1
- Lee Hyun-il 1-1
- Park Sung-hwan 2-0
- Park Tae-sang 1-1
- Lee Chong Wei 0-2
- Rashid Sidek 0-2
- Wong Choong Hann 3-5
- Ronald Susilo 4-3
- Boonsak Ponsana 4-3
- Richard Vaughan 2-0