Kim Moon-soo (badminton)
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Olympic medal record | |||
Men's Badminton | |||
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Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Doubles |
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Kim Moon-Soo (born December 29, 1963) is a former male 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 titles.
Kim was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002.
[edit] Career
[edit] 1992 Summer Olympcis
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.
[edit] Major achievements
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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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 |
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