Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s, and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and mixed doubles players in badminton history. Kim captured the world attention when he unexpectedly winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Gil Young-ah at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. On his path to greatness, he won gold medals both in men's and mixed doubles at the 1999 World Championships. Kim and Ra Kyung-min, partnered up to become one of the strongest mixed doubles pairings of that time. They did not drop a single match from April to November in 2003. They won 10 straight victorious tournaments - 9 consecutive Grand Prix events and one World Championship title. Their excellent results in 2003 earned Kim and Ra the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award. He captured this award previously by himself in 2002. Despite their domination, the golden couple crashed in the second round against the Danish partnership of Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kim however redeemed himself with a gold medal in men's doubles with Ha Tae-kwon. After the 2004 Olympics, Kim retired from playing and married his former mixed doubles partner, Ra in 2005. Kim is currently the only South Korean player to have ever won Olympic gold in both the men's and mixed doubles events. He was inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame in 2009.
Career
1996 Summer Olympics
Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Gil Young-ah. In the final, they rallied to upset their fellow Koreans Park Joo-bong and Ra Kyung-min 13-15, 15-4, 15-12 to win the gold medal.Kim also competed in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yong-sung, but was surprisingly eliminated by Michael Søgaard & Henrik Svarrer of Denmark 15-11, 5-15, 18-15 in the first round of the event.
2004 Summer Olympics
Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Ha Tae-kwon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ha beat Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China 15-7, 15-11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-8, 15-2 and defeated fellow Koreans Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung 15-11, 15-4 to win the gold medal.Kim also competed in mixed doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chris Bruil and Lotte Bruil of the Netherlands in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ra lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 17-14, 15-8.
Personal life
Kim is married to his former mixed doubles partner Ra Kyung-min, and in July 2007 they had a son named Han-wool. Kim currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece |  Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–11, 15–4 | Gold |
| 2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | Ha Tae-kwon |  Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 15–2, 15–8 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
World Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain | Ha Tae-kwon |  Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 0–15, 13–15 | Silver |
| 1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–5, 15–5 | Gold |
| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland | Yoo Yong-sung |  Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | 12–15, 2–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom | Ra Kyung-min |  Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–7, 15–8 | Gold |
| 2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 10–15, 15–12, 16–17 | Silver |
| 1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Ra Kyung-min |  Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 15–10, 15–13 | Gold |
World Cup
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Kim Shin-young | Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur | 9–15, 18–13, 12–15 | Silver |
Asian Games
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Ra Kyung-min |  Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Saralee Thungthongkam | 11–4, 11–0 | Gold |
| 1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand | Ra Kyung-min | Lee Dong-soo Yim Kyung-jin | 15–6, 15–8 | Gold |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Ha Tae-kwon | Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | 15–6, 15–8 | Gold |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ha Tae-kwon | Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 15–6, 15–4 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ra Kyung-min | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 15–10, 17–16 | Gold |
| 2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | Ra Kyung-min | Bambang Suprianto Minarti Timur | 11–15, 15–4, 15–3 | Gold |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ra Kyung-min | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15–7, 15–13 | Gold |
| 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Ra Kyung-min | Sun Jun Ge Fei | 15–7, 15–8 | Gold |
| 1995 | Beijing, China | Kim Shin-young | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 16–18, 11–15 | Bronze |
Asian Cup
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Yoo Yong-sung | Tony Gunawan Rudy Wijaya | 15–10, 15–8 | Gold |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Hwang Sun-ho | Sigit Budiarto Namrih Suroto | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Kim Shin-young | Jim Laugesen Rikke Olsen | 11–15, 17–18 | Silver |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Japan Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 15–7, 6–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2003 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | 15–4, 15–1 | Winner |
| 2003 | Denmark Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya | 16–17, 15–6, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2003 | Dutch Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Kim Yong-hyun Yim Bang-eun | 15–2, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2003 | Malaysia Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 17–15, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2003 | Korea Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–11, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2002 | Denmark Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng | 15–4, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2002 | Dutch Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 15–8, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2002 | Singapore Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | 8–15, 15–11, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Bambang Suprianto Candra Wijaya | 15–9, 13–15, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2002 | Korea Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 7–0, 7–4, 7–0 | Winner |
| 2002 | All England Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | 7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–3 | Winner |
| 2001 | Korea Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 15–12, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2000 | All England Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–4, 13–15, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1999 | Grand Prix Finals | Ha Tae-kwon | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 7–15, 15–8, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | China Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 17–16, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1999 | Japan Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1999 | Swedish Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–11, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Eng Hian Hermono Yuwono | 15–4, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | Ha Tae-kwon | Liu Yong Zhang Wei | 15–3, 6–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1995 | Canada Open | Yoo Yong-sung | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 15–12, 6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Swedish Open | Kang Kyung-jin |  Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 5–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Korea Open | Ra Kyung-min | Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung | 15–5, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2004 | All England Open | Ra Kyung-min | Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung | 15–8, 17–15 | Winner |
| 2004 | Swiss Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–2, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2003 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ra Kyung-min | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa | 15–7, 15–5 | Winner |
| 2003 | Hong Kong Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–7, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2003 | German Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–12, 11–15, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2003 | Denmark Open | Ra Kyung-min | Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung | 17–16, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2003 | Dutch Open | Ra Kyung-min | Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung | 15–4, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2003 | Malaysia Open | Ra Kyung-min | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 15–6, 15–5 | Winner |
| 2003 | Indonesia Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 10–15, 15–11, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2003 | Singapore Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zheng Bo Zhang Jiewen | 15–5, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2003 | Korea Open | Ra Kyung-min | Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung | 11–5, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2002 | Denmark Open | Hwang Yu-mi | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa | 11–6, 4–11, 11–7 | Winner |
| 2002 | Dutch Open | Lee Kyung-won | Ha Tae-kwon Hwang Yu-mi | 11–9, 11–2 | Winner |
| 2002 | Singapore Open | Ra Kyung-min | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 11–2, 13–10 | Winner |
| 2002 | Japan Open | Ra Kyung-min | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa | 7–3, 7–2, 7–2 | Winner |
| 2002 | Korea Open | Ra Kyung-min | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 7–1, 7–3, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2002 | Swiss Open | Ra Kyung-min | Jonas Rasmussen Jane F. Bramsen | 7–3, 7–5, 1–7, 7–4 | Winner |
| 2002 | All England Open | Ra Kyung-min | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager | 7–3, 7–3, 7–0 | Winner |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Open | Ra Kyung-min | Khunakorn Sudhisodhi Saralee Thungthongkam | 3–7, 7–0, 7–2, 7–2 | Winner |
| 2001 | Korea Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–8, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2000 | Malaysia Open | Ra Kyung-min | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | 15–7, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | Ra Kyung-min | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15–8, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2000 | All England Open | Ra Kyung-min | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15–10, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2000 | Korea Open | Ra Kyung-min | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | 15–13, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1999 | Grand Prix Finals | Ra Kyung-min | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | 15–5, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1999 | Singapore Open | Ra Kyung-min | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15–4, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1999 | Swedish Open | Ra Kyung-min | Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee | 15–1, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1999 | Korea Open | Ra Kyung-min | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15–6, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1998 | Grand Prix Finals | Ra Kyung-min | Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 15–6, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1998 | All England Open | Ra Kyung-min | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15–2, 11–15, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1998 | Swedish Open | Ra Kyung-min | Chen Gang Tang Yongshu | 15–3, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1998 | Japan Open | Ra Kyung-min | Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen | 15–12, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1997 | China Open | Ra Kyung-min | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15–10, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Open | Ra Kyung-min | Ha Tae-kwon Chung Jae-hee | 15–12, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | Ra Kyung-min | Bambang Suprianto Rosalina Riseu | 15–1, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1997 | Singapore Open | Park So-yun | Bambang Suprianto Rosalina Riseu | 13–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | U.S. Open | Chung So-young | Chris Hunt Helene Kirkegaard | 15–5, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1996 | Japan Open | Gil Young-ah | Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min | 7–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Canada Open | Gil Young-ah | Kang Kyung-jin Kim Mee-hyang | 15–7, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1995 | U.S. Open | Gil Young-ah | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | 15–5, 10–15, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1995 | Singapore Open | Gil Young-ah | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | 12–15, 15–9, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Malaysia Open | Gil Young-ah | Tao Xiaoqiang Wang Xiaoyuan | 15–7, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1995 | Swedish Open | Gil Young-ah | Chen Xingdong Wang Xiaoyuan | 13–18, 15–5, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Chinese Taipei Open | Kim Shin-young | Jens Eriksen Rikke Olsen | 10–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's doubles| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Malaysia Satellite | Ha Tae-kwon | Jeremy Gan Gan Teik Chai | 15–4, 15–0 | Winner |
| 1999 | Australia International | Yoo Yong-sung | Ha Tae-kwon Lee Dong-soo | 14–17, 15–9, 15–12 | Winner |