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.
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.
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 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Keita Nishimura 21–9, 21–13 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 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Mai Jianpeng Park Hae-seong Yu Soo-young 21–16, 21–17 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 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Liu Yutong Prem Kumar Ale Alphia James 21–6, 21–4 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 YearVenueOpponentScoreResult2017Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Zhao Xin20–22, 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.
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 TournamentPartner 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 China Para-Badminton International Liu Yutong Zhao Xin Zhang Jing21–11, 21–12 Winner Chan Kun-yi To Man-kei21–8, 21–5 Yang Tong Li Hongyan21–15, 21–11 Rick Cornell Hellmann Valeska Knoblauch21–10, 21–9
Notes
References
External links
QU Zi Mo at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)