Kim Dong-moon

Kim Dong-moon (Korean: 김동문; Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade), and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and mixed doubles players in badminton history. Kim captured the world attention when he unexpectedly winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Gil Young-ah at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. On his path to greatness, he won gold medals both in men's and mixed doubles at the 1999 World Championships. Kim and Ra Kyung-min, partnered up to become one of the strongest mixed doubles pairings of that time. They did not drop a single match from April to November in 2003. They won 10 straight victorious tournaments: 9 consecutive Grand Prix events and one World Championship title. Their excellent results in 2003 earned Kim and Ra the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award.^[1] He captured this award previously by himself in 2002.^[2] Despite their domination, the golden couple crashed in the second round against the Danish partnership of Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kim however redeemed himself with a gold medal in men's doubles with Ha Tae-kwon. After the 2004 Olympics, Kim retired from playing and married his former mixed doubles partner, Ra in 2005. Kim is currently the only South Korean player to have ever won Olympic gold in both the men's and mixed doubles events. He was inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame in 2009.^[3]

Kim Dong-moon
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 49) Gokseong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Spouse	Ra Kyung-min ​ (m. 2005)​
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (MD) 1 (XD)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles 2004 Athens Men's doubles 2000 Sydney Men's doubles World Championships 1999 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles 2001 Seville Men's doubles 2001 Seville Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles World Cup 1995 Jakarta Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team Thomas Cup 1996 Hong Kong Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2002 Busan Mixed doubles 2002 Busan Men's team 1998 Bangkok Men's team Asian Championships 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2001 Manila Mixed doubles 2002 Bangkok Men's doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1995 Beijing Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1996 Seoul Men's doubles 1995 Qingdao Mixed doubles Asia Cup 1999 Ho Chi Minh Men's team World Junior Championships 1992 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1992 Jakarta Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Career

1996 Summer Olympics

Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Gil Young-ah. In the final, they rallied to upset their fellow Koreans Park Joo-bong and Ra Kyung-min 13–15, 15–4, 15–12 to win the gold medal.

Kim also competed in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yong-sung, but was surprisingly eliminated by Michael Søgaard & Henrik Svarrer of Denmark 15–11, 5–15, 18–15 in the first round of the event.

2004 Summer Olympics

Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Ha Tae-kwon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ha beat Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China 15–7, 15–11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15–8, 15-2 and defeated fellow Koreans Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung 15–11, 15–4 to win the gold medal.

Kim also competed in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chris Bruil and Lotte Bruil of the Netherlands in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ra lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 17–14, 15–8.

Personal life

Kim is married to his former mixed doubles partner Ra Kyung-min, and in July 2007 they had a son named Han-wool.^[4] Kim currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	The Dome, Sydney, Australia	Ha Tae-kwon	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–2, 15–8	Bronze
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–4	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Gil Young-ah	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	13–15, 15–4, 15–12	Gold

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Yoo Yong-sung	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	12–15, 2–15	Bronze
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–5, 15–5	Gold
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Ha Tae-kwon	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	0–15, 13–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Ra Kyung-min	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	15–10, 15–13	Gold
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	10–15, 15–12, 16–17	Silver
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–7, 15–8	Gold

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kim Shin-young	Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur	9–15, 18–13, 12–15	Silver

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Ra Kyung-min	Lee Dong-soo Yim Kyung-jin	15–6, 15–8	Gold
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Ra Kyung-min	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Saralee Thungthongkam	11–4, 11–0	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ha Tae-kwon	Zhang Jun Zhang Wei	15–6, 15–4	Gold
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Ha Tae-kwon	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–6, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Kim Shin-young	Liu Jianjun Ge Fei	16–18, 11–15	Bronze
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Ra Kyung-min	Sun Jun Ge Fei	15–7, 15–8	Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ra Kyung-min	Liu Yong Ge Fei	15–7, 15–13	Gold
2001	PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines	Ra Kyung-min	Bambang Suprianto Minarti Timur	11–15, 15–4, 15–3	Gold
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ra Kyung-min	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	15–10, 17–16	Gold

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea	Yoo Yong-sung	Tony Gunawan Rudy Wijaya	15–10, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Gil Young-ah	Liu Jianjun Sun Man	11–15, 15–7, 10–15	Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hwang Sun-ho	Sigit Budiarto Namrih Suroto		Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kim Shin-young	Jim Laugesen Rikke Olsen	11–15, 17–18	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (59 titles, 9 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Swedish Open	Kang Kyung-jin	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Canada Open	Yoo Yong-sung	Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	15–12, 6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1997	U.S. Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Liu Yong Zhang Wei	15–3, 6–15, 15–12	Winner
1997	Hong Kong Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Eng Hian Hermono Yuwono	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1999	Swedish Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1999	Japan Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1999	China Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	17–16, 15–8	Winner
1999	World Grand Prix Finals	Ha Tae-kwon	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	7–15, 15–8, 11–15	Runner-up
2000	All England Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–4, 13–15, 17–15	Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–12, 15–2	Winner
2001	Korea Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–9, 15–4	Winner
2002	All England Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3	Winner
2002	Korea Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	7–0, 7–4, 7–0	Winner
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Bambang Suprianto Candra Wijaya	15–9, 13–15, 15–3	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	8–15, 15–11, 14–17	Runner-up
2002	Dutch Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–8, 15–8	Winner
2002	Denmark Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng	15–4, 15–8	Winner
2003	Korea Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–6	Winner
2003	Malaysia Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	17–15, 15–11	Winner
2003	Dutch Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Kim Yong-hyun Yim Bang-eun	15–2, 15–2	Winner
2003	Denmark Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya	16–17, 15–6, 15–8	Winner
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	15–4, 15–1	Winner
2004	Japan Open	Ha Tae-kwon	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	15–7, 6–15, 15–6	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Chinese Taipei Open	Kim Shin-young	Jens Eriksen Rikke Olsen	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1995	Swedish Open	Gil Young-ah	Chen Xingdong Wang Xiaoyuan	13–18, 15–5, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Malaysia Open	Gil Young-ah	Tao Xiaoqiang Wang Xiaoyuan	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Gil Young-ah	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	12–15, 15–9, 10–15	Runner-up
1995	U.S. Open	Gil Young-ah	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–5, 10–15, 15–13	Winner
1995	Canada Open	Gil Young-ah	Kang Kyung-jin Kim Mee-hyang	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1996	Japan Open	Gil Young-ah	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1996	U.S. Open	Chung So-young	Chris Hunt Helene Kirkegaard	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1997	Singapore Open	Park So-yun	Bambang Suprianto Rosalina Riseu	13–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1997	U.S. Open	Ra Kyung-min	Bambang Suprianto Rosalina Riseu	15–1, 15–3	Winner
1997	Hong Kong Open	Ra Kyung-min	Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee	15–12, 15–3	Winner
1997	China Open	Ra Kyung-min	Liu Yong Ge Fei	15–10, 15–6	Winner
1998	Japan Open	Ra Kyung-min	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1998	Swedish Open	Ra Kyung-min	Chen Gang Tang Yongshu	15–3, 15–3	Winner
1998	All England Open	Ra Kyung-min	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–2, 11–15, 15–5	Winner
1998	World Grand Prix Finals	Ra Kyung-min	Simon Archer Joanne Goode	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1999	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Liu Yong Ge Fei	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1999	Swedish Open	Ra Kyung-min	Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee	15–1, 15–4	Winner
1999	Singapore Open	Ra Kyung-min	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–4, 15–8	Winner
1999	World Grand Prix Finals	Ra Kyung-min	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2000	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–13, 15–3	Winner
2000	All England Open	Ra Kyung-min	Liu Yong Ge Fei	15–10, 15–2	Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–8, 15–9	Winner
2000	Malaysia Open	Ra Kyung-min	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–7, 15–8	Winner
2001	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–8, 15–11	Winner
2001	Hong Kong Open	Ra Kyung-min	Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Saralee Thungthongkam	3–7, 7–0, 7–2, 7–2	Winner
2002	All England Open	Ra Kyung-min	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	7–3, 7–3, 7–0	Winner
2002	Swiss Open	Ra Kyung-min	Jonas Rasmussen Jane F. Bramsen	7–3, 7–5, 1–7, 7–4	Winner
2002	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–1, 7–3, 7–5	Winner
2002	Japan Open	Ra Kyung-min	Nova Widianto Vita Marissa	7–3, 7–2, 7–2	Winner
2002	Singapore Open	Ra Kyung-min	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	11–2, 13–10	Winner
2002	Dutch Open	Lee Kyung-won	Ha Tae-kwon Hwang Yu-mi	11–9, 11–2	Winner
2002	Denmark Open	Hwang Yu-mi	Nova Widianto Vita Marissa	11–6, 4–11, 11–7	Winner
2003	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	11–5, 11–4	Winner
2003	Singapore Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zheng Bo Zhang Jiewen	15–5, 15–9	Winner
2003	Indonesia Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	10–15, 15–11, 15–6	Winner
2003	Malaysia Open	Ra Kyung-min	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15–6, 15–5	Winner
2003	Dutch Open	Ra Kyung-min	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	15–4, 15–2	Winner
2003	Denmark Open	Ra Kyung-min	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	17–16, 15–10	Winner
2003	German Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–12, 11–15, 15–8	Winner
2003	Hong Kong Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–7, 15–10	Winner
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Ra Kyung-min	Nova Widianto Vita Marissa	15–7, 15–5	Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15–2, 15–8	Winner
2004	All England Open	Ra Kyung-min	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	15–8, 17–15	Winner
2004	Korea Open	Ra Kyung-min	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	15–5, 15–11	Winner

IBF International (2 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Australia International	Yoo Yong-sung	Ha Tae-kwon Lee Dong-soo	14–17, 15–9, 15–12	Winner
2002	Malaysia Satellite	Ha Tae-kwon	Jeremy Gan Gan Teik Chai	15–4, 15–0	Winner