BADMINTON PLAYER

Kim Dong-moon

1975 - Today

Photo of Kim Dong-moon

Icon of person Kim Dong-moon

Kim Dong-moon (Korean: 김동문; Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade), and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and mixed doubles players in badminton history. Kim captured the world attention when he unexpectedly winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Gil Young-ah at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. On his path to greatness, he won gold medals both in men's and mixed doubles at the 1999 World Championships. Kim and Ra Kyung-min, partnered up to become one of the strongest mixed doubles pairings of that time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Dong-moon is the 23rd most popular badminton player (up from 30th in 2019), the 838th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 839th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Badminton Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Kim Dong-moon by language

Loading...

Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Kim Dong-moon ranks 23 out of 117Before him are Rashid Sidek, Bang Soo-hyun, Lee Yong-dae, Hendra Setiawan, Hwang Hye-young, and Camilla Martin. After him are Gao Ling, Mia Audina, Hendrawan, Markis Kido, Cai Yun, and Ha Tae-kwon.

Most Popular Badminton Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Kim Dong-moon ranks 685Before him are Mindaugas Žukauskas, Marius Urzică, Iwona Marcinkiewicz, Sibusiso Zuma, Masaki Ogawa, and Jarkko Ruutu. After him are Kip Pardue, Tim Montgomery, Tatyana Tomashova, Alexander Waske, Vladislav Radimov, and Olga Budina.

Others Born in 1975

Go to all Rankings

In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Dong-moon ranks 838 out of 1,128Before him are Jung Ji-so (1999), Park Cho-rong (1991), Oh Ha-na (1985), Hwang In-beom (1996), Bibi (1998), and Lee Sang-hwa (1989). After him are Lee Joo-yeon (1987), Hoya (1991), Jeon Ji-yoon (1990), Jung Jin-sun (1984), Jung Yoo-jin (1989), and Park Jang-soon (1968).

Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In South Korea

Among badminton players born in South Korea, Kim Dong-moon ranks 6Before him are Park Joo-bong (1964), Kim Moon-soo (1963), Bang Soo-hyun (1972), Lee Yong-dae (1988), and Hwang Hye-young (1966). After him are Ha Tae-kwon (1975), Jung Jae-sung (1982), Chung So-young (1967), Lee Hyo-jung (1981), Lee Kyung-won (1980), and Jung Kyung-eun (1990).