Kim Kyung-hoon

Kim Kyung-hoon
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1976-03-05) 5 March 1976
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
2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
2013 Dortmund Men's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
2017 Ulsan Men's singles
2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
2019 Basel Men's singles
2019 Basel Men's doubles
2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Men's singles
2014 Incheon Men's doubles
2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Asian Championships
2008 Bangalore Men's singles
2008 Bangalore Men's doubles
2012 Yeoju Men's singles
2016 Beijing Men's doubles
2012 Yeoju Men's doubles
2012 Yeoju Mixed doubles
2016 Beijing Men's singles
2016 Beijing Mixed doubles

Kim Kyung-hoon (Korean김경훈; born 5 March 1976) is a South Korean para-badminton player.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Biography

In 2000, Kim suffered a spinal cord injury while working at a chemical plant, paralyzing his lower extremities.[5] 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.[6]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH2

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH2

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012[a] Yeo-ju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea
Kim Yun-sim Kim Sung-hun
Lee Sun-ae
19–21, 19–21 Silver
Osamu Nagashima
Yoko Egami
21–11, 21–12
Tsutomu Shimada
Rie Ogura
21–5, 21–10
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
Kim Seung-suk Jakarin Homhual
Amnouy Wetwithan
18–21, 13–21 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.[7][8]

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2023 Western Australia Para-Badminton International Level 2 Kim Jung-jun 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 Lee Sam-seop Jeong Jae-gun
Kim Jung-jun
22–20, 11–21, 21–18 Winner
2024 Indonesia Para-Badminton International Level 2 Lee Sam-seop Kim Jung-jun
Ryu Dong-hyun
20–22, 21–17, 20–22 Runner-up

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

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013[a] Spanish Para-Badminton International Gobi Ranganathan 21–7, 21–5 Winner
François Nalborczyk 21–3, 21–8
Martin Rooke 21–11, 21–16
Chan Ho Yuen 21–11, 21–19
2014 England Para-Badminton Championships Kim Jung-jun 17–21, 21–14, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 China Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2016 Irish Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2017 Irish Para-Badminton International Chan Ho Yuen 17–21, 21–19, 21–14 Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 China Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop Chan Ho Yuen
David Toupé
21–10, 21–14 Winner
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop Choi Jung-man
Kim Jung-jun
14–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para-Badminton International Lee Dong-seop Kim Jung-jun
Lee Sam-seop
16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2017 Irish Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop Chan Ho Yuen
Thomas Wandschneider
21–19, 21–17 Winner
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop Choi Jung-man
Kim Jung-jun
16–21, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2018 Irish Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop Martin Rooke
Thomas Wandschneider
21–17, 21–13 Winner
2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun
Lee Dong-seop
21–19, 21–19 Winner
2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International Jeong Jae-gun Daiki Kajiwara
Hiroshi Murayama
21–17, 21–7 Winner
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun
Lee Dong-seop
10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International Jeong Jae-gun Kim Jung-jun
Lee Sam-seop
21–19, 11–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop Kim Jung-jun
Lee Dong-seop
12–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Spanish Para-Badminton International Etsuko Kobayashi Gobi Ranganathan
Ilse van de Burgwal
19–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International Kang Jung-kum Lee Dong-seop
Lee Sun-ae
12–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International Kang Jung-kum Yuri Ferrigno
Pilar Jáuregui
18–21, 21–9, 21–16 Winner

Notes

  1. ^ a b c This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

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  4. ^ "Daniel Chan Ho-yuen grabs badminton bronze for Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
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  7. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.