Qu Zimo

Qu Zimo (born 22 September 2001) is a Chinese wheelchair badminton player. He won two gold medals in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in men's singles WH1 and men's doubles WH1WH2 respectively.

Qu Zimo
屈子墨
Personal information
Country China
Born (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001
Shijiazhuang, China
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 3 October 2019)
1 (MD with Mai Jianpeng 29 August 2019)
3 (XD with Liu Yutong 6 April 2019)
Current ranking5 (MS)
4 (MD with Mai Jianpeng)
4 (XD with Liu Yutong) (1 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 TokyoMen's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dubai Men's singles

Personal life

Qu was born in Shijiazhuang in Hebei, China. At three months old, Qu was diagnosed with polio and was paralyzed in his lower limbs. He was later drafted into the Hebei disabled badminton team where he began to learn and practice wheelchair badminton.[1]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan South Korea Lee Sam-seop 21–6, 11–6r Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan China Mai Jianpeng South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop
21–10, 21–14 Gold

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea South Korea Lee Sam-seop 10–21, 9–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland South Korea Lee Dong-seop 21–16, 21–13 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
China Mai Jianpeng South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop
18–21, 21–18, 21–15 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Choi Jung-man 21–15, 18–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia China Mai Jianpeng South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop
21–15, 13–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia China Liu Yutong China Mai Jianpeng
China Li Hongyan
14–21, 21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China South Korea Lee Dong-seop 20–22, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Asian Youth Para Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates China Zhao Xin 20–22, 21–12, 21–14 Gold Gold

International Tournaments (11 titles)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International South Korea Choi Jung-man 21–8, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International South Korea Choi Jung-man 21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 China Para Badminton International China Yang Tong 21–5, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Japan Para Badminton International South Korea Choi Jung-man 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International China Mai Jianpeng South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
21–11, 18–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 China Para Badminton International China Mai Jianpeng China Yang Tong
China Zhao Xin
21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Japan Para Badminton International China Mai Jianpeng South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop
21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International China Mai Jianpeng Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama
21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International China Liu Yutong China Mai Jianpeng
China Yin Menglu
21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International China Liu Yutong Switzerland Luca Olgiati
Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath
21–5, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019[lower-alpha 1] China Para Badminton International China Liu Yutong China Zhao Xin
China Zhang Jing
21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Chinese Taipei Chan Kun-yi
Belgium To Man-kei
21–8, 21–5
China Yang Tong
China Li Hongyan
21–15, 21–11
Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann
Germany Valeska Knoblauch
21–10, 21–9

References

  1. 青年發電機. "【羽球】羽球中活出自信,19歲屈子墨不畏雙腿萎縮登世界第一 | 青年發電機". LINE TODAY (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.


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