Kim Hak-kyun

Kim Hak-kyun (Korean: 김학균; RR: Kim Hak-gyun; born November 15, 1971) is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.

Kim Hak-kyun
Personal information
Born (1971-11-15) November 15, 1971
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Career record148 wins, 80 losses
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Macau Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Men's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Shanghai Men's team

Career

Kim competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in quarterfinals to Alan Budikusuma, of Indonesia, 15-9, 15-4. After retiring, he spent many years as a national team coach and in mid-2015, he became Head Coach of the Korean junior national badminton team.[1]

Achievements

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Macau Forum, Macau South Korea Hwang Hye-young Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
Indonesia Rosiana Tendean
8–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Indonesia Joko Suprianto 6–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1995 Thailand Open China Dong Jiong 13–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Korea Open South Korea Lee Kwang-jin 15–5, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. "2015 Junior National Team Summer Training". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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