Kim Won-ho
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| Born | 2 June 1999 Suwon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Seo Seung-jae, 22 July 2025) 9 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu, 3 January 2023) 3 (XD with Jeong Na-eun, 31 December 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (MD with Seo Seung-jae, 14 July 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kim Won-ho (Korean: 김원호; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He is the 2025 World and 2026 Asian Champions in the men's doubles,[2][3] having also won the silver medals in the mixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in the men's doubles at the 2022 Asian Games.[4][5] He was part of Korea winning team at the 2017 Sudirman Cup. Kim reached a career-high as world number 1 in men's doubles with Seo Seung-jae and world number 3 in mixed doubles with Jeong Na-eun.
Kim is the son of the Olympic gold medalist Gil Young-ah.[6] When he was educated in the Maewon High School, he competed at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medals in the mixed doubles and team event.[7] He was also a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and team event.[8] 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.[9] In the final round, Korea won the title after beating China by the score of 3–2.[10]
In 2025, Kim Won-ho, with his partner Seo Seung-jae, set the record for the most single-season victories in a calendar year with 11 titles in the BWF World Tour men’s doubles category, including the World Championships and the BWF World Tour Finals.[11]
With Seo, he also achieved back-to-back victories at the All England Open in 2025. This marks the first time in 40 years since the pair of Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo won the men’s doubles in 1985 and 1986 that a South Korean player has accomplished this feat. He received the Sports Grand Prize, the highest honour from the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, in March 2026.[12]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France |  Jeong Na-eun |
 Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
8–21, 11–21 |  Silver |
[4] |
World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adidas Arena, Paris, France | Seo Seung-jae |
Chen Boyang Liu Yi |
21–17, 21–12 |  Gold |
[2] |
Asian Games
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Choi Sol-gyu |
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
18–21, 16–21 |  Silver |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Kang Min-hyuk |
 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
17–21, 22–20, 25–27 |  Bronze |
| 2026 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Seo Seung-jae |
Kang Min-hyuk Ki Dong-ju |
21–13, 21–17 | Gold |
World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Kang Min-hyuk |
Mahiro Kaneko Yunosuke Kubota |
21–19, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand | Lee Yu-rim |
He Jiting Du Yue |
12–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Silver |
BWF World Tour (14 titles, 12 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[14]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kang Min-hyuk |
Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu |
21–16, 16–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
8–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Choi Sol-gyu |
Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi |
17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Choi Sol-gyu |
Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae |
21–19, 18–21, 21–19 |  Winner |
| 2024 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Jin Yong |
 Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
23–21, 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
Chen Boyang Liu Yi |
19–21, 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
15–21, 21–13, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | German Open | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |
21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2025 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
 Leo Rolly Carnando Bagas Maulana |
21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2025 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
21–15, 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
18–21, 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2025 | China Masters | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2025 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Seo Seung-jae |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
21–16, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2025 | French Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
10–21, 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Seo Seung-jae |
Hiroki Midorikawa Kyohei Yamashita |
20–22, 21–11, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2025 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Seo Seung-jae |
Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2026 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
21–15, 12–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2026 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
18–21, 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2026 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Seo Seung-jae |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | China Open | Super 1000 | Seo Seung-jae |
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri |
21–16, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun |
Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
9–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun |
Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
4–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Jeong Na-eun |
 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Jeong Na-eun |
Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | German Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun |
 Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada Open | Seo Seung-jae |
 Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden |
20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Macau Open | Seo Seung-jae |
Wahyu Nayaka Ade Yusuf |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Korea Masters | Seo Seung-jae |
Jung Jae-wook Kim Gi-jung |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada Open | Shin Seung-chan |
Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Shin Seung-chan |
Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na |
21–16, 14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Park Kyung-hoon |
Kang Min-hyuk Kim Jae-hwan |
14–21, 29–27, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Osaka International | Lee Yu-rim |
Yunosuke Kubota Chiharu Shida |
21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Osaka International | Jeong Na-eun |
Guo Xinwa Zhang Shuxian |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ↑ "Players: Kim Won Ho". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- 1 2 Yoo, Jee-hoo (1 September 2025). "Seo Seung-jae, Kim Won-ho win men's doubles title at badminton worlds". Yonhap. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Ga-eul (12 April 2026). "金金金 "韓 배드민턴 亞 최강 입증!" 안세영 '그랜드슬램' 완성→서승재X김원호→김재현X장하정 '정상' 등극". The Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 Yoo, Jee-ho (2 August 2024). "(Olympics) Kim Won-ho, Jeong Na-eun win silver in badminton mixed doubles". Yonhap. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Kim, Bo-ram (7 October 2023). "(Asiad) S. Korea wins silver in men's doubles badminton". Yonhap. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kim Won-ho wants to be better than his mum". Badminton Asia. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "주니어배드민턴 혼합복식 아시아선수권 3년연속 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "2017 BWF 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Second generation Sudirman". Badzine. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "An Se Young, Kim/Seo in 11th Heaven". BWF.
- ↑ "Kim Won-ho Receives Sports Grand Prize for Record 11 Titles". The Chosun Daily.
- ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kim Won Ho at BWFBadminton.com
- Kim Won Ho at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Kim Won Ho at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Kim Won Ho at Olympics.com
- Kim Won-Ho at Olympedia
- Kim Won-Ho at InterSportStats
- Kim Won Ho on Instagram
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 4 August 2026 | |
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Suwon
- Badminton players from Gyeonggi Province
- South Korean male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Korea
- Olympic silver medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists in badminton
- Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
