Qu Zimao

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 WH1–WH2 respectively.

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.

Achievements

Paralympic Games Men's singles WH1

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

World Championships Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Lee Sam-seop 10–21, 9–21 Silver Silver 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Lee Dong-seop 21–16, 21–13 Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Choi Jung-man 21–18, 19–21, 21–15 Gold Gold 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Keita Nishimura 21–9, 21–13 Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Mai Jianpeng Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop 18–21, 21–18, 21–15 Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Mai Jianpeng Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–10, 21–13 Gold Gold 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Mai Jianpeng Park Hae-seong Yu Soo-young 21–16, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Liu Yutong Yang Tong Li Hongyan 21–12, 21–12 Gold Gold 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Liu Yutong Prem Kumar Ale Alphia James 21–6, 21–4 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Choi Jung-man 21–15, 18–21, 12–21 Silver Silver 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Choi Jung-man 21–5, 21–10 Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Mai Jianpeng Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop 21–15, 13–21, 21–17 Gold Gold 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Mai Jianpeng Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 21–15, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Liu Yutong Mai Jianpeng Li Hongyan 14–21, 21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Liu Yutong Yang Tong Li Hongyan 21–7, 21–12 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Lee Dong-seop 20–22, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Asian Youth Para Games Men's singles WH1

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles WH1 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2023 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 2 Choi Jung-man 12–21, 21–8, 21–19 Winner 2023 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Choi Jung-man 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2023 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–9, 21–9 Winner 2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 1 Yang Tong 21–11, 21–7 Winner Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 2 Mai Jianpeng Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 17–21, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Mai Jianpeng Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama 21–7, 21–10 Winner 2023 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 Mai Jianpeng Takumi Matsumoto Keita Nishimura 21–4, 21–15 Winner 2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 1 Mai Jianpeng Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 21–13, 21–17 Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (11 titles) Men's singles WH1 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para-Badminton International Choi Jung-man 21–8, 21–14 Winner 2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International Choi Jung-man 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2019 China Para-Badminton International Yang Tong 21–5, 21–11 Winner 2019 Japan Para-Badminton International Choi Jung-man 21–10, 21–16 Winner Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para-Badminton International Mai Jianpeng Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop 21–11, 18–21, 21–14 Winner 2019 China Para-Badminton International Mai Jianpeng Yang Tong Zhao Xin 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2019 Japan Para-Badminton International Mai Jianpeng Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop 21–12, 21–13 Winner 2020 Brazil Para-Badminton International Mai Jianpeng Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama 21–12, 21–19 Winner Mixed doubles WH1–WH2