Kim Moon-soo
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1963-12-29) 29 December 1963 (age 60)
Handedness	Left
Event	Men's doubles
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's badminton Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's Doubles World Championships 1985 Calgary Men's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1987 Beijing Men's Doubles World Cup 1989 Guangzhou Men's doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1991 Macau Men's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 1986 Jakarta Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Thomas Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Asian Games 1986 Seoul Men's Doubles 1986 Seoul Men's team 1990 Beijing Men's Doubles 1990 Beijing Men's team Asian Championships 1985 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1987 Semarang Men's team 1989 Shanghai Men's team
BWF profile

Kim Moon-soo (born 29 December 1963) is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the early-1990s

Career

He has won 2 titles in the World Badminton Championships in men's doubles. He also won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics and 3 All England Open Badminton Championships in men's doubles. All of these were gained with fellow countryman Park Joo-bong, his regular partner during most his badminton career. In 1988, Kim married fellow 1985 World Champion Yoo Sang Hee after Yoo retired from international badminton. Kim himself retired in 1993, after contributing to Korea's Sudirman Cup victory.^[1] Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Park Joo-bong. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15–11, 15–7. Kim was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Park Joo-bong	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	15–11, 15–7	Gold

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	5–15, 15–7, 15–9	Gold
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	16–17, 4–15	Bronze
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Park Joo-bong	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	15–4, 15–6	Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Park Joo-bong	Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto	15–6, 15–11	Gold
1986	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Park Joo-bong	Liem Swie King Bobby Ertanto	11–15, 8–15	Bronze
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–6, 6–15, 15–11	Gold
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–10, 15–11	Gold
1991	Macau Forum, Macau, China	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	18–15, 11–15, 2–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Chung So-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	5–15, 9–15	Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–8, 15–10	Gold
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	8–15, 4–15	Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–5, 8–15, 15–2	Gold
1991	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Park Joo-bong	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–12, 15–10	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (20 titles, 3 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Swedish Open	Park Joo-bong	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	15–8, 10–15, 15–8	Winner
1984	Malaysia Open	Lee Deuk-choon	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–6, 12–15, 15–10	Winner
1985	Japan Open	Park Joo-bong	Christian Hadinata Hadibowo Susanto	17–16, 15–2	Winner
1985	All England Open	Park Joo-bong	Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen	7–15, 15–10, 15–9	Winner
1985	India Open	Park Joo-bong	Steve Baddeley Nick Yates	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1986	German Open	Park Joo-bong	Jesper Helledie Steen Fladberg	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1986	All England Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–2, 15–11	Winner
1987	French Open	Lee Deuk-choon	Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto	15–0, 17–14	Winner
1988	Japan Open	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	Malaysia Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–12, 10–15, 15–7	Winner
1989	Thailand Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Cheah Soon Kit	15–11, 15–3	Winner
1990	Japan Open	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	3–15, 17–16, 18–13	Winner
1990	All England Open	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	17–14, 15–9	Winner
1990	French Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–3, 15–10	Winner
1990	Thailand Open	Park Joo-bong	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1990	Malaysia Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–4, 13–15, 15–4	Winner
1991	All England Open	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–12, 7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Japan Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–4, retired	Winner
1991	Malaysia Open	Park Joo-bong	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1991	Singapore Open	Park Joo-bong	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	15–2, 15–4	Winner
1991	Indonesia Open	Park Joo-bong	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	18–15, 15–13	Winner
1991	Denmark Open	Park Joo-bong	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1992	Korea Open	Park Joo-bong	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	15–10, 15–10	Winner