Kim Moon-soo (badminton)
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Badminton | ||
Representing  South Korea |
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1992 Barcelona | Doubles |
| Kim Moon-soo | |
| Hangul | 김문수 |
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| Hanja | 金文秀 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Mun-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Mun-su |
Kim Moon-Soo (born December 29, 1963) is a former badminton player from South Korea.
He has won 2 titles in the World Badminton Championships in men's doubles. He also won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics and 3 All England Open Badminton Championships in men's doubles. All of these were gained with fellow countryman Park Joo-bong, his regular partner during most his badminton career.
Kim was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002.
Career
1992 Summer Olympics
Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Park Joo-bong. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15-11, 15-7.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1985 | Calgary, CAN |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991 | Copenhagen, DEN |
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1987 | Beijing, CHN |
| Asian Games | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1986 | |
| Asian Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS |
| World Grand Prix | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1985, 1986, 1990 | All England Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991, 1992 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991 | Indonesia Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1991 | Singapore Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 | Malaysia Open |
External links
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- Articles containing Korean-language text
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of South Korea
- Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton Hall of Fame inductees
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
