Park Joo-bong (Korean: 박주봉; Hanja: 朴柱奉; born 5 December 1964) is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s.

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Park Joo-bong
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1964-12-05) 5 December 1964 (age 59) Imsil, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (MD with Kim Moon-soo & with Ra Kyung-min)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's badminton Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's doubles 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles World Championships 1985 Calgary Men's doubles 1985 Calgary Mixed doubles 1989 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1987 Beijing Men's doubles World Cup 1989 Guangzhou Men's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1991 Macau Men's doubles 1988 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1986 Jakarta Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Thomas Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1996 Hong Kong Men's team Asian Games 1986 Seoul Men's doubles 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles 1986 Seoul Men's team 1990 Beijing Mixed doubles 1990 Beijing Men's doubles 1982 New Delhi Men's doubles 1982 New Delhi Men's team 1990 Beijing Men's team Asian Championships 1983 Calcutta Mixed doubles 1985 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1983 Calcutta Men's singles 1987 Semarang Men's team 1989 Shanghai Men's team Asian Cup 1996 Seoul Mixed doubles
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Park is one of the most successful players ever in the World Badminton Championships with 5 titles, 2 of them in men's doubles and 3 in mixed doubles. He also won a gold and a silver medal at the Summer Olympics and 9 All England Open Badminton Championships titles. Inspired by his idol Christian Hadinata, though Park was primarily a doubles player, the greatest one ever in the opinion of some, he was capable of world class level singles which he displayed in occasional tournaments and Thomas Cup appearances early in his career and currently holds the South Korean national record of 103 consecutive wins in men's singles from 1981 to 1984. His playing strengths included remarkable reflexes, reach, quickness, agility, and power.^{[citation needed]}

Park competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Moon-Soo. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15-11, 15-7. Park also competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They won the silver medal, losing in the final against Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah 13-15, 15-4, 15-12.^{[citation needed]}

Park was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2001.^{[citation needed]}