Kim Jae-hwan (Korean: 김재환; born 13 August 1996) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] He graduated from the Jeonju Life Science High School, and now educated at the Wonkwang University.[2] In his junior career, he had collected a gold and two bronzes at the World Junior Championships, and also three silvers and a bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. In 2016, he won the men's doubles title with his partnered Choi Sol-gyu at the World University Championships in Russia.[3] At the same year, he won the BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament at the Korea Masters in the men's doubles event with Ko Sung-hyun.[4] In 2017, he competed at the Taipei Summer Universiade and won the men's doubles gold together with Seo Seung-jae.[5]
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1996 Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 38 (MD 18 February 2020) 46 (XD 16 November 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 48 (MD 22 February 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 김재환 |
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| Hanja | 金宰煥 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Jae-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chae-hwan |
Achievements
editSummer Universiade
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
21–12, 21–19 |
World University Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia |
19–21, 21–14, 21–17 |
BWF World Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
14–21, 18–21 |
Asian Junior Championships
editBoys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
16–21, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
9–21, 19–21 |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Korea Masters | 21–19, 21–18 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Osaka International | 13–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2019 | Vietnam International | 19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | |||
| 2019 | Mongolia International | 21–14, 27–29, 14–21 | |||
| 2019 | Indonesia International | 21–17, 11–21, 21–15 | |||
| 2022 | Italian International | 21–14, 21–19 | |||
| 2023 (II) | Indonesia International | 22–20, 16–21, 8–21 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Jae Hwan Kim". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "한국 남자복식의 차세대 에이스 국가대표 전봉찬, 김재환". 배드민턴데일리 (in Korean). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "[세계대학선수권] 남자복식 '최솔규-김재환' 우승". 배드민턴타임즈 (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "배드민턴 신구조화 고성현-김재환 우승 스매싱". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "배드민턴 금메달 안은 김재환 서승재". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
edit- Kim Jae-hwan at BWFBadminton.com
- Kim Jae-hwan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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