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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1999 Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, 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) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
- ^ "Players: Kim Won Ho". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (2 August 2024). "(Olympics) Kim Won-ho, Jeong Na-eun win silver in badminton mixed doubles". Yonhap. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Kim, Boram (7 October 2023). "(Asiad) S. Korea wins silver in men's doubles badminton". Yonhap. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Kim Won-ho wants to be better than his mum". Badminton Asia. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "주니어배드민턴 혼합복식 아시아선수권 3년연속 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "2017 BWF 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Second generation Sudirman". Badzine. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.