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South Korean para-badminton player Badminton player
Kim Kyung-hoon
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1976-03-05) 5 March 1976 (age 48)
Ulsan, South Korea
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking4 (MS 2 April 2019)
3 (MD with Choi Jung-man 27 August 2019)
4 (XD with Kang Jung-kum 18 May 2021)
Current ranking38 (MS)
2 (MD with Lee Sam-seop) (17 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bangalore Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bangalore Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Yeoju Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Yeoju Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Yeoju Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles

Kim Kyung-hoon (Korean: 김경훈; born 5 March 1976) is a South Korean para-badminton player. He was a semi-finalist in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He lost in the bronze medal match to Chan Ho Yuen of Hong Kong.

Biography

In 2000, Kim suffered a spinal cord injury while working at a chemical plant, paralyzing his lower extremities. In 2003, Kim spent three months at the National Rehabilitation Center in Seoul and discovered para-badminton which would eventually become one of his hobbies. He eventually turned the hobby into a career and began competing in international para-badminton tournaments.

In 2008, Kim participated in the 2008 Asian Paralympic Badminton Championships in Bangalore and won first place in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles event.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany South Korea Kim Jung-jun 15–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England South Korea Kim Jung-jun 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea South Korea Kim Jung-jun 16–21, 19–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 20–22, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		South Korea Kim Jung-jun England Gobi Ranganathan
England Martin Rooke 		21–14, 21–19 Gold Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop 		21–17, 19–21, 26–24 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea 		South Korea Lee Dong-seop South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Sung-hun 		16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		South Korea Choi Jung-man China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo 		19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		South Korea Lee Sun-ae Turkey Avni Kertmen
Turkey Emine Seçkin 		21–8, 21–15 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		South Korea Kang Jung-kum Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 		11–21, 21–19, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea Kim Jung-jun 12–21, 21–14, 13–21 Silver Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Kim Jung-jun 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea 		South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Sung-hun 		15–21, 21–13, 17–21 Silver Silver
Japan Osamu Nagashima
Japan Seiji Yamami 		21–12, 21–12
Vietnam Trần Mai Anh
Vietnam Trương Ngọc Bình 		21–12, 21–16
Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Dumnern Junthong 		21–13, 21–14
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		South Korea Choi Jung-man China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo 		19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Raheja Stadium, Bangalore, India Gold Gold
2012 Yeo-ju Sports Center, Yeoju, South Korea South Korea Kim Sung-hun 21–16, 15–21, 21–16 Gold Gold
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China China Mai Jianpeng 21–5, 21–12 Gold Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Raheja Stadium,
Bangalore, India 		Gold Gold
2012 Yeo-ju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea 		South Korea Kim Sung-hun South Korea Lee Dong-seop
South Korea Shim Jae-yeol 		21–16, 19–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		South Korea Lee Dong-seop South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		21–17, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeo-ju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea 		South Korea Kim Yun-sim South Korea Kim Sung-hun
South Korea Lee Sun-ae 		19–21, 19–21 Silver Silver
Japan Osamu Nagashima
Japan Yoko Egami 		21–11, 21–12
Japan Tsutomu Shimada
Japan Rie Ogura 		21–5, 21–10
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		South Korea Kim Seung-suk Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 		18–21, 13–21 Gold Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 2 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2023 Western Australia Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Jeong Jae-gun
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		22–20, 11–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Indonesia Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Ryu Dong-hyun 		20–22, 21–17, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (2011–2021) (9 titles, 11 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Spanish Para-Badminton International England Gobi Ranganathan 21–7, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
France François Nalborczyk 21–3, 21–8
England Martin Rooke 21–11, 21–16
Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–11, 21–19
2014 England Para-Badminton Championships South Korea Kim Jung-jun 17–21, 21–14, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 China Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Irish Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun 20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun 12–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Irish Para-Badminton International Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 17–21, 21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 China Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen
France David Toupé 		21–10, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Dong-seop South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Irish Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		16–21, 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop England Martin Rooke
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Choi Jung-man South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop 		21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International South Korea Jeong Jae-gun Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama 		21–17, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International South Korea Choi Jung-man South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop 		10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International South Korea Jeong Jae-gun South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		21–19, 11–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop 		12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Spanish Para-Badminton International Japan Etsuko Kobayashi England Gobi Ranganathan
Netherlands Ilse van de Burgwal 		19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International South Korea Kang Jung-kum South Korea Lee Dong-seop
South Korea Lee Sun-ae 		12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International South Korea Kang Jung-kum Italy Yuri Ferrigno
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		18–21, 21–9, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

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