Kim Ji-won (badminton)

Kim Ji-won (Korean김지원; born 26 February 1995) is a South Korean badminton player.[2] Kim and her national teammates won the 2013 Suhadinata Cup after beating the Indonesian junior team in the final round of the mixed team event.[3] She also won the World Junior Championships girls' doubles title partnered with Chae Yoo-jung.[4]

Kim Ji-won
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking56 (WD 17 April 2014)
252 (XD 16 October 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile
Kim Ji-won
Hangul
김지원
Hanja
金智媛[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Jiwon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chiwŏn

Achievements edit

East Asian Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China
  Chae Yoo-jung   Yuriko Miki
  Koharu Yonemoto
15–21, 18–21   Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Chae Yoo-jung   He Jiaxin
  Chen Qingchen
21–19, 21–15   Gold

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  Chae Yoo-jung   Chen Qingchen
  He Jiaxin
7–21, 21–19, 11–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  Kim Jung-ho   Liu Yuchen
  Huang Dongping
13–21, 16–21   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Thailand International   Chae Yoo-jung   Duanganong Aroonkesorn
  Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ (in Korean) http://news.nate.com/view/20101109n09434
  2. ^ "Players: Kim Ji Won". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. ^ "SCG BWF World Junior Championships 2013 - Early Celebrations for China and Japan". bwfmuseum.isida.pro. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ "World Juniors 2013 Finals – Streaks continue in girls' events". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

External links edit