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.
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | 2 June 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 9 (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 ranking | 40 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu) 7 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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