BADMINTON PLAYER

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 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Jung Jae-sung is the 35th most popular badminton player (down from 29th in 2024), the 989th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 829th 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 35 out of 117. Before him are Hendrawan, Markis Kido, Cai Yun, Ha Tae-kwon, Kento Momota, and Ardy Wiranata. After him are Hermawan Susanto, Eddy Hartono, Yang Wei, Fu Haifeng, Xie Xingfang, and Jens Eriksen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Jung Jae-sung ranks 715. 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 617. Before him are John Allen Chau, Rouzan al-Najjar, Richard A. Searfoss, Ken Dodd, Vlatko Ilievski, and Peter Thomson. After him are Ralph Santolla, Markus Beyer, Jlloyd Samuel, Meena Alexander, Rita Bhaduri, and Oleg Pavlov.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Jung Jae-sung ranks 989 out of 1,128. Before him are Jung Sung-ryong (1985), Kim Mi-jung (1971), Nam Tae-hee (1991), Ryujin (2001), Seungmin (2000), and An Baul (1994). After him are S.Coups (1995), Jung Sun-yong (1971), Chang Hye-jin (1987), Hong Chul (1990), An Hyo-yeon (1978), and Yoon Chan-young (2001).

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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 Dong-soo (1974), Lee Hyo-jung (1981), An Se-young (2002), Lee Kyung-won (1980), and Ra Kyung-min (1976).

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