Kim Kyung-hoon (; born 5 March 1976) is a South Korean para-badminton player. 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.
Biography In 2000, Kim suffered a spinal cord injury while working at a chemical plant, paralyzing his lower extremities. 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.
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 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-yeol21–16, 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 Yeo-ju Sports Center,Yeoju, South Korea Kim Yun-sim Kim Sung-hun Lee Sun-ae 19–21, 19–21 Silver Osamu Nagashima Yoko Egami21–11, 21–12 Tsutomu Shimada Rie Ogura21–5, 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.
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 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 TournamentPartner 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 TournamentPartner 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
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