Kim Won-ho

Kim Won-ho (Korean: 김원호; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player. Kim who was educated at the Maewon High School, competed at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medals in the mixed doubles and team event. He was also a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and team event. Kim is the son of the Olympic gold medalist Gil Young-ah. 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. In the final round, Korea won the title after beating China by the score of 3–2. He represented Korea in the 2018 Thomas Cup but lost the match against Indonesia and therefore eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Kim Won-ho
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999
Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (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 ranking40 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu)
7 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Championships
2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor Setar Men's team
2024 Selangor Men's team
World Junior Championships
2017 Yogyakarta Boys' doubles
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Bangkok Mixed doubles
2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile
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