Kim Moon-soo (born 29 December 1963) is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the early-1990s

Career He has won 2 titles in the World Badminton Championships in men's doubles. He also won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics and 3 All England Open Badminton Championships in men's doubles. All of these were gained with fellow countryman Park Joo-bong, his regular partner during most his badminton career. In 1988, Kim married fellow 1985 World Champion Yoo Sang Hee after Yoo retired from international badminton. Kim himself retired in 1993, after contributing to Korea's Sudirman Cup victory. Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Park Joo-bong. They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15–11, 15–7. Kim was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002

Achievements Olympic Games Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1992Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Park Joo-bong Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono15–11, 15–7 Gold

World Championships Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi5–15, 15–7, 15–9 Gold1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek16–17, 4–15 Bronze1991Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Park Joo-bong Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund15–4, 15–6 Gold

World Cup Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1983Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Park Joo-bong Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto15–6, 15–11 Gold1986Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Park Joo-bong Liem Swie King Bobby Ertanto11–15, 8–15 Bronze1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi15–6, 6–15, 15–11 Gold1989Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi15–10, 15–11 Gold1991Macau Forum, Macau, China Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek18–15, 11–15, 2–15 SilverMixed doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1989Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Chung So-young Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee5–15, 9–15 Silver

Asian Games Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1986Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi15–8, 15–10 Gold1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi8–15, 4–15 Silver

Asian Championships Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1985Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–5, 8–15, 15–2 Gold1991Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Park Joo-bong Chen Kang Chen Hongyong15–12, 15–10 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (23 titles, 4 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1984Swedish Open Park Joo-bong Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson15–8, 10–15, 15–8 Winner1984Malaysia Open Lee Deuk-choon Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–6, 12–15, 15–10 Winner1985Japan Open Park Joo-bong Christian Hadinata Hadibowo Susanto17–16, 15–2 Winner1985All England Open Park Joo-bong Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen7–15, 15–10, 15–9 Winner1985India Open Park Joo-bong Steve Baddeley Nick Yates15–3, 15–5 Winner1986German Open Park Joo-bong Jesper Helledie Steen Fladberg15–8, 15–12 Winner1986All England Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–2, 15–11 Winner1987French Open Lee Deuk-choon Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto15–0, 17–14 Winner1988Japan Open Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi15–18, 4–15 Runner-up1989Malaysia Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–12, 10–15, 15–7 Winner1989Thailand Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Cheah Soon Kit15–11, 15–3 Winner1990Japan Open Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi3–15, 17–16, 18–13 Winner1990All England Open Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi17–14, 15–9 Winner1990French Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–3, 15–10 Winner1990Thailand Open Park Joo-bong Chen Kang Chen Hongyong15–7, 15–7 Winner1990Malaysia Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–4, 13–15, 15–4 Winner1991All England Open Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi15–12, 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up1991Japan Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–4, retired Winner1991Malaysia Open Park Joo-bong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek15–8, 15–11 Winner1991Singapore Open Park Joo-bong Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin15–2, 15–4 Winner1991Indonesia Open Park Joo-bong Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono18–15, 15–13 Winner1991Denmark Open Park Joo-bong Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin10–15, 9–15 Runner-up1992Russia Open Park Joo-bong Kim Hyung-jin Park Sung-woo15–4, 15–5 Winner1992Korea Open Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi15–10, 15–10 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 India Open Kang Haeng-suk Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers 15–11, 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1989 Swiss Open Chung So-young Nick Ponting Cheryl Johnson 18–15, 15–4 Winner 1990 French Open Chung So-young Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 15–4, 15–6 Winner

IBF International (1 title)

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Iran Fajr International Park Joo-bong Hameed Nasimi Mansour Shakoori 15–6, 15–5 Winner

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