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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (age 26) Suwon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (MD withSeo Seung-jae, 22 July 2025) 9 (MD withChoi Sol-gyu, 3 January 2023) 3 (XD withJeong Na-eun, 31 December 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (MD with Seo Seung-jae, 11 November 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Won-ho (Korean: 김원호; born 2 June 1999) is a South Koreanbadminton player.[1] He was the silver medalists in themixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics andin the men's doubles at the 2022 Asian Games.[2][3] He was part of Korea winning team at the2017 Sudirman Cup. Kim reached a career-high as world number 1 in men's doubles withSeo Seung-jae and world number 3 in mixed doubles withJeong Na-eun.
Kim is the son of the Olympic gold medalistGil Young-ah.[4] When he was educated in the Maewon High School, he competed at the2016 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medals in the mixed doubles and team event.[5] He was also a bronze medalist at the2017 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and team event.[6] He was the youngest player from theKorean national team who competed at the2017 Sudirman Cup. He played one match, in the opening tie withRussia in the round robin stage.[7] In the final round, Korea won the title after beatingChina by the score of 3–2.[8]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena,Paris, France | 8–21, 11–21 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adidas Arena,Paris, France | 21–17, 21–12 | Gold | [9] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium,Hangzhou, China | 18–21, 16–21 | Silver |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | 17–21, 22–20, 25–27 | Bronze |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 21–19, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | 12–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Silver |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[11]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 21–16, 16–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | 8–21, 21–23 | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 17–21, 21–23 | |||
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | 21–19, 18–21, 21–19 | |||
| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 23–21, 19–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2025 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | 19–21, 21–12, 21–12 | |||
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | 15–21, 21–13, 16–21 | |||
| 2025 | German Open | Super 300 | 21–19, 21–17 | |||
| 2025 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–19, 21–19 | |||
| 2025 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | 21–15, 18–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2025 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 18–21, 21–19, 21–12 | |||
| 2025 | Japan Open | Super 750 | 21–16, 21–17 | |||
| 2025 | China Masters | Super 750 | 21–19, 21–15 | |||
| 2025 | Korea Open | Super 500 | 21–16, 23–21 | |||
| 2025 | French Open | Super 750 | 10–21, 21–13, 21–12 | |||
| 2025 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | 20–22, 21–11, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | 9–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | 4–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | |||
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | 18–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2024 | German Open | Super 300 | 13–21, 19–21 |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada Open | 20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | |||
| 2017 | Macau Open | 13–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2017 | Korea Masters | 21–15, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada Open | 21–19, 21–16 | |||
| 2017 | U.S. Open | 21–16, 14–21, 11–21 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mongolia International | 14–21, 29–27, 21–14 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Osaka International | 21–17, 21–12 | |||
| 2019 | Osaka International | 21–17, 21–15 |