Qu Zimo

Qu Zimo (born 22 September 2001) is a Chinese wheelchair badminton player. He won two gold medals in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in men's singles WH1 and men's doubles WH1–WH2 respectively.

Qu Zimo 屈子墨
Qu at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 23) Shijiazhuang, China
Men's singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	1 (MS 3 October 2019) 1 (MD with Mai Jianpeng 29 August 2019) 2 (XD with Liu Yutong 8 November 2022)
Current ranking	2 (MS) 1 (MD with Mai Jianpeng) 3 (XD with Liu Yutong) (3 September 2024)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing  China Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Men's singles 2024 Paris Men's doubles 2020 Tokyo Men's singles 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles World Championships 2019 Basel Men's singles 2019 Basel Men's doubles 2024 Pattaya Men's singles 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's singles Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles 2018 Jakarta Men's singles Asian Championships 2016 Beijing Men's singles Asian Youth Para Games 2017 Dubai Men's singles
BWF profile

Personal life

Qu was born in Shijiazhuang in Hebei, China. At three months old, Qu was diagnosed with polio and was paralyzed in his lower limbs. He was later drafted into the Hebei disabled badminton team where he began to learn and practice wheelchair badminton.^[1]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Lee Sam-seop	21–6, 11–6r	Gold
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Choi Jung-man	21–3, 21–7	Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Mai Jianpeng	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	21–10, 21–14	Gold
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Mai Jianpeng	Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young	21–10, 21–12	Gold

World Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Lee Sam-seop	10–21, 9–21	Silver
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Lee Dong-seop	21–16, 21–13	Gold
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Choi Jung-man	21–18, 19–21, 21–15	Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Mai Jianpeng	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	18–21, 21–18, 21–15	Gold
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Mai Jianpeng	Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	21–10, 21–13	Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Liu Yutong	Yang Tong Li Hongyan	21–12, 21–12	Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Choi Jung-man	21–15, 18–21, 12–21	Silver
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Choi Jung-man	21–5, 21–10	Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Mai Jianpeng	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	21–15, 13–21, 21–17	Gold
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Mai Jianpeng	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	21–15, 21–16	Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Liu Yutong	Mai Jianpeng Li Hongyan	14–21, 21–18, 21–18	Gold
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Liu Yutong	Yang Tong Li Hongyan	21–7, 21–12	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Lee Dong-seop	20–22, 20–22	Bronze

Asian Youth Para Games

Men's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Zhao Xin	20–22, 21–12, 21–14	Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 1 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.^[2][3]

Men's singles WH1

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Choi Jung-man	12–21, 21–8, 21–19	Winner
2023	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Choi Jung-man	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2023	Japan Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	21–9, 21–9	Winner
2023	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Yang Tong	21–11, 21–7	Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Mai Jianpeng	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	17–21, 21–14, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Mai Jianpeng	Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama	21–7, 21–10	Winner
2023	Japan Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Mai Jianpeng	Takumi Matsumoto Keita Nishimura	21–4, 21–15	Winner
2023	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Mai Jianpeng	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	21–13, 21–17	Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (11 titles)

Men's singles WH1

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	21–8, 21–14	Winner
2019	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	21–19, 21–14	Winner
2019	China Para-Badminton International	Yang Tong	21–5, 21–11	Winner
2019	Japan Para-Badminton International	Choi Jung-man	21–10, 21–16	Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para-Badminton International	Mai Jianpeng	Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop	21–11, 18–21, 21–14	Winner
2019	China Para-Badminton International	Mai Jianpeng	Yang Tong Zhao Xin	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2019	Japan Para-Badminton International	Mai Jianpeng	Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2020	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Mai Jianpeng	Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama	21–12, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para-Badminton International	Liu Yutong	Mai Jianpeng Yin Menglu	21–8, 21–12	Winner
2019	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Liu Yutong	Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath	21–5, 21–10	Winner
2019[a]	China Para-Badminton International	Liu Yutong	Zhao Xin Zhang Jing	21–11, 21–12	Winner
			Chan Kun-yi To Man-kei	21–8, 21–5
			Yang Tong Li Hongyan	21–15, 21–11
			Rick Cornell Hellmann Valeska Knoblauch	21–10, 21–9

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.