Kim Moon-soo

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. 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

World Championships Men's doubles

World Cup Men's doubles

Asian Games Men's doubles

Asian Championships Men's doubles

IBF World Grand Prix (23 titles, 4 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 India Open Kang Haeng-suk Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers 15–11, 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1989 Swiss Open Chung So-young Nick Ponting Cheryl Johnson 18–15, 15–4 Winner 1990 French Open Chung So-young Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 15–4, 15–6 Winner

IBF International (1 title)

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Iran Fajr International Park Joo-bong Hameed Nasimi Mansour Shakoori 15–6, 15–5 Winner