Kim Won-ho
South Korean badminton player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 3 in mixed doubles with Jeong Na-eun and world number 9 in men's doubles with Choi Sol-gyu.
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1999 Suwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) 3 (XD with Jeong Na-eun, 31 December 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 23 (MD with Seo Seung-jae) 18 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (18 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Achievements
Summarize
Perspective
Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France |  Jeong Na-eun |
 Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
8–21, 11–21 |  Silver |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Choi Sol-gyu |
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
18–21, 16–21 |  Silver |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Kang Min-hyuk |
 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
17–21, 22–20, 25–27 |  Bronze |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Kang Min-hyuk |
Mahiro Kaneko Yunosuke Kubota |
21–19, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
Lee Yu-rim |
He Jiting Du Yue |
12–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Silver |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 9 runners-up)
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 | Kang Min-hyuk |
Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu |
21–16, 16–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
8–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Choi Sol-gyu |
Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi |
17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Choi Sol-gyu |
Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae |
21–19, 18–21, 21–19 |  Winner |
| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Jin Yong |
 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
23–21, 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
Chen Boyang Liu Yi |
19–21, 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
15–21, 21–13, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | German Open | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |
21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2025 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Leo Rolly Carnando Bagas Maulana |
21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun |
Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
9–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun |
Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
4–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Jeong Na-eun |
 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Jeong Na-eun |
Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | German Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun |
 Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
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 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden |
20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Macau Open | Seo Seung-jae |
Wahyu Nayaka Ade Yusuf |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Korea Masters | Seo Seung-jae |
Jung Jae-wook Kim Gi-jung |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Canada Open | Shin Seung-chan |
Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Shin Seung-chan |
Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na |
21–16, 14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Mongolia International | Park Kyung-hoon |
Kang Min-hyuk Kim Jae-hwan |
14–21, 29–27, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Osaka International | Lee Yu-rim |
Yunosuke Kubota Chiharu Shida |
21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Osaka International | Jeong Na-eun |
Guo Xinwa Zhang Shuxian |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
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