Yim Bang-eun

Yim Bang-eun (born 25 April 1978) is a former South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.

Yim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Yong-hyun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yim and Kim lost to Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-1, 15-10. He is also a close relative on Jonathan Yim.

Achievements

World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,Silkeborg, Denmark Kim Yong-hyun Huang Shih-chung Chien Yu-hsiu 11–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Dutch Open Kim Yong-hyun Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 2–15, 2–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Norwegian International Kim Yong-hyun Thomas Røjkjær Jensen Tommy Sørensen 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1999 Hungarian International Kim Yong-hyun Jung Sung-gyun Park Young-duk 15–1, 15–4 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Hungarian International Lee Hyo-jung Kim Yong-hyun Yim Kyung-jin 15–5, 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up