Kim Dong-moon

Kim Dong-moon
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	September 22, 1975 Gokseong, Jeollanam-do
Height	184 cm (6 ft 1/2in)
Handedness	Right
Men's / Mixed Doubles
Highest ranking	1/1
Medal record Men's badminton Competitor for  South Korea Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles 2004 Athens Doubles 2000 Sydney Doubles World Championships 1999 Copenhagen Doubles 1999 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles 2001 Seville Doubles 2001 Seville Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne Doubles Sudirman Cup 2003 Eindhoven Team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2002 Busan Mixed doubles Asian Championships 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 2001 Manila Mixed doubles 2002 Bangkok Doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Kim Dong-moon (Hangul: 김동문, Hanja: 金東文) (born 22 September 1975 in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade). He is widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and mixed doubles players in badminton history.

Badminton career

1996 Summer Olympics

Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Gil Young-ah. In the final, they rallied to upset their fellow Koreans Park Joo-bong and Ra Kyung-min 13-15, 15-4, 15-12 to win the gold medal.

Kim also competed in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yong-sung, but was surprisingly eliminated by Michael Søgaard & Henrik Svarrer of Denmark 15-11, 5-15, 18-15 in the first round of the event.

2004 Summer Olympics

Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Ha Tae-kwon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ha beat Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China 15-7, 15-11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-8, 15-2 and defeated fellow Koreans Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung 15-11, 15-4 to win the gold medal.

Kim also competed in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chris Bruil and Lotte Bruil of the Netherlands in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ra lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 17-14, 15-8.

Personal life

Kim is married to his former mixed doubles partner Ra Kyung-min, and in July 2007 they had a son named Han-wool.^[1] Kim currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Titles

Doubles

Outcome	Event	Year	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Olympics
1	MD	2004	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee & Yoo	15-11, 15-4
1	XD	1996	Gil Young-ah	Park & Ra	13-15, 15-4, 15-12
3	MD	2000	Ha Tae-kwon
World Championships
1	XD	2003	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang & Gao	15-7, 15-8
1	XD	1999	Ra Kyung-min	Archer & Goode	15-10, 15-3
1	MD	1999	Ha Tae-Kwon	Lee & Yoo	15-5, 15-5
2	XD	2001	Ra Kyung-min	Zhang & Gao	10–15, 15–12, 16–17
2	MD	2001	Ha Tae-kwon	Gunawan & Haryanto	15-0, 15-13
3	MD	1995	Yoo Yong-sung
Asian Games
1	XD	2002	Ra Kyung-min	Sudhisodhi & Thungthongkam	15-10, 15-3
1	XD	1998	Ra Kyung-min	Lee & Yim	15-6, 15-8
Asian Championships
1	XD	2004	Ra Kyung-min	Prapakamol & Thungthongkam	15–10, 17–16
1	MD	2002	Ha Tae-kwon	Wijaya & Budiarto	15–6, 15–8
1	XD	2001	Ra Kyung-min	Suprianto & Timur	11–15, 15–4, 15–3
1	XD	1999	Ra Kyung-min	Liu & Ge	15-7 15-13
1	MD	1999	Ha Tae-kwon	Zhang & Zhang	15-6 15-4
1	XD	1998	Ra Kyung-min	Sun & Ge	15-7, 15-8
All England Open
1	XD	2004	Ra Kyung-min	Kim & Lee	15-8, 17-15
1	XD	2002	Ra Kyung-min	Eriksen & Schjoldager	7–3, 7–3, 7–0
1	MD	2002	Ha Tae-kwon	Hian & Limpele	7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3
1	XD	2000	Ra Kyung-min	Liu & Ge	15–10, 15–2
1	MD	2000	Ha Tae-kwon	Lee & Yoo	15–4, 13–15, 17–15
1	XD	1998	Ra Kyung-min	Søgaard & Olsen	15–2, 11–15, 15–5

References

1. Korean Badminton's First Couple Announce Birth of their Son, Badzine.net, 19 July 2007

External links

• BWF Player Profile