Kim Ga-eun (badminton)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Ga-eun (Korean: 김가은; born 7 February 1998) is a South Korean badminton player.^[1] She competed and at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014, in Nanjing, China,^[2] and in 2016, Kim was selected to join the Korean national team.^[3] She also competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[4]

Kim Ga-eun
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 27) Ulsan, South Korea
Residence	Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active	2015–present
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	194 wins, 123 losses
Highest ranking	12 (19 December 2023)
Current ranking	25 (15 April 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Uber Cup 2022 Bangkok Women's team 2020 Aarhus Women's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team 2023 Dubai Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Girls' singles 2016 Bilbao Girls' doubles Asian Junior Championships 2014 Taipei Mixed team 2015 Bangkok Mixed team 2016 Bangkok Mixed team 2016 Bangkok Girls' singles
BWF profile

Kim Ga-eun
Hangul	김가은
Hanja	金佳恩
Revised Romanization	Gim Gaeun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kaŭn

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain	Chen Yufei	12–21, 17–21	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain	Kim Hyang-im	Du Yue Xu Ya	15–21, 8–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand	Chen Yufei	Walkover	Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[6]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Lingshui China Masters	Super 100	Li Xuerui	21–16, 16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	Joy Xuan Deng	21–9, 18–21, 21–17	Winner
2019	Lingshui China Masters	Super 100	Zhang Yiman	22–20, 14–21, 21–17	Winner
2019	U.S. Open	Super 300	Wang Zhiyi	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Australian Open	Super 500	Beiwen Zhang	22–20, 16–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2023	Korea Masters	Super 300	Tomoka Miyazaki	19–21, 21–17, 21–12	Winner
2024	Korea Open	Super 500	Wang Zhiyi	Walkover	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Norwegian International	Sim Yu-jin	8–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Irish Open	An Se-young	24–26, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament