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Kim Kyung-hoon (Korean: 김경훈; born 5 March 1976) is a South Korean para-badminton player. He was a semi-finalist in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He lost in the bronze medal match to Chan Ho Yuen of Hong Kong.
Biography
In 2000, Kim suffered a spinal cord injury while working at a chemical plant, paralyzing his lower extremities. In 2003, Kim spent three months at the National Rehabilitation Center in Seoul and discovered para-badminton which would eventually become one of his hobbies. He eventually turned the hobby into a career and began competing in international para-badminton tournaments.
In 2008, Kim participated in the 2008 Asian Paralympic Badminton Championships in Bangalore and won first place in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles event.
Achievements
= World Championships
=Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
= Asian Para Games
=Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
= Asian Championships
=Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
= BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 2 runner-up)
=The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
= International tournaments (2011–2021) (9 titles, 11 runners-up)
=Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
