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Jung Jae-sung

1982 - 2018

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Jung Jae-sung (also spelled Chung Jae-sung; Korean: 정재성; Hanja: 鄭在成; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.dʑɛ̝.sʌŋ]; 25 August 1982 – 9 March 2018) was a South Korean professional badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. Together with his partner Lee Yong-dae, Jung spent forty weeks as World No. 1 in the men's doubles discipline between 2009 and 2012, winning eighteen BWF World Superseries tournaments and placing second at the BWF World Championships on two occasions in 2007 and 2009. He was a two-time winner of the All-England Open, gold medalist at the 2008 Badminton Asian Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the final tournament of his professional career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jung Jae-sung is the 32nd most popular badminton player (down from 29th in 2019), the 883rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 830th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South Korean Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Jung Jae-sung ranks 32 out of 117. Before him are Hendrawan, Markis Kido, Cai Yun, Ha Tae-kwon, Kento Momota, and Ardy Wiranata. After him are Yang Wei, Fu Haifeng, Xie Xingfang, Jens Eriksen, Candra Wijaya, and Saina Nehwal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Jung Jae-sung ranks 691. Before him are Jānis Blūms, Bernhard Kohl, Josh Ryan Evans, Uğur Yıldırım, Drew Seeley, and Kristof Vliegen. After him are Jay Bothroyd, Borja Oubiña, Rick Malambri, Maria Kanellis, Emeka Okafor, and Pyotr Fyodorov. Among people deceased in 2018, Jung Jae-sung ranks 612. Before him are Kevin Beattie, Rouzan al-Najjar, Richard A. Searfoss, Ken Dodd, Vlatko Ilievski, and Peter Thomson. After him are Jlloyd Samuel, Meena Alexander, Rita Bhaduri, Goran Bunjevčević, Juan Carlos García, and Craig Mack.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jung Jae-sung ranks 883 out of 1,128. Before him are Choi Yeo-jin (1983), Jung Sung-ryong (1985), Kim Mi-jung (1971), Nam Tae-hee (1991), Ryujin (2001), and An Baul (1994). After him are Chang Hye-jin (1987), Hong Chul (1990), An Hyo-yeon (1978), Yoon Chan-young (2001), Eunha (1997), and Yun Suk-young (1990).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In South Korea

Among badminton players born in South Korea, Jung Jae-sung ranks 8. Before him are Kim Moon-soo (1963), Bang Soo-hyun (1972), Lee Yong-dae (1988), Hwang Hye-young (1966), Kim Dong-moon (1975), and Ha Tae-kwon (1975). After him are Chung So-young (1967), Lee Hyo-jung (1981), Lee Kyung-won (1980), Jung Kyung-eun (1990), Kim So-yeong (1992), and Shin Seung-chan (1994).

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