Kim Kyung-hoon

Kim Kyung-hoon (Korean: 김경훈; 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]

Kim Kyung-hoon
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1976-03-05) 5 March 1976 (age 49) Ulsan, South Korea
Handedness	Right
Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	4 (MS 2 April 2019) 3 (MD with Choi Jung-man 27 August 2019) 4 (XD with Kang Jung-kum 18 May 2021)
Current ranking	38 (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

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. This tournament uses a round robin system.