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Kim Won-ho (Korean: 김원호; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He was the silver medalists in the mixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in the men's doubles at the 2022 Asian Games.[2][3] He was part of Korea winning team at the 2017 Sudirman Cup. Kim reached a career high as world number 5 in the mixed doubles with Jeong Na-eun and world number 9 in the men's doubles with Choi Sol-gyu.
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | 2 June 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 9 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu, 3 January 2023) 19 (MD with Seo Seung-jae, 7 June 2018) 5 (XD with Jeong Na-eun, 20 June 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 8 (XD with Jeong Na-eun, 27 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kim is the son of the Olympic gold medalist Gil Young-ah.[4] When he was educated in the Maewon High School, he competed at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medals in the mixed doubles and team event.[5] He was also a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and team event.[6] He was the youngest player from the Korean national team who competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup. He played one match, in the opening tie with Russia in the round robin stage.[7] In the final round, Korea won the title after beating China by the score of 3–2.[8]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | ![]() |
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8–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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17–21, 22–20, 25–27 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
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21–19, 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
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12–21, 21–19, 19–21 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–16, 16–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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8–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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9–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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4–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | ![]() |
2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2024 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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13–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Korea Masters | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2017 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Mongolia International | ![]() |
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14–21, 29–27, 21–14 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
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