Kim Gi Jung

Jayce September 6, 2024 5 0

Character Introduction

Kim Gi Jung (Hangul: 김기정, August 14, 1990) is a South Korean male badminton player who specializes in doubles; most notably in the men’s doubles. His highest world ranking in men’s doubles with Kinshasa Lang (October 23, 2014) was third.

In July 2008, Kim Ki-jung represented South Korea at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, helping the South Korean team to win the second place in the mixed team; in addition, he also won the second place in the men’s doubles and the mixed doubles with his two partners, Choi Young Woo and Yim Hye-won, respectively. In October of the same year, he participated in the World Junior Badminton Championships in Pune, India, and helped the Korean team win the second place in the Mixed Team and the third place in the Mixed Doubles with Yim Hye-won.

In November 2010, Kim Ki-jung represented Korea at the Guangzhou Asian Games, winning a silver medal in the men’s badminton team event.

In December 2011, Kim Ki-jung and Kim Sa-rang competed in the Turkey Badminton International Tournament, defeating teammates Cao Jianyu/Shin Baekche 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 21-15) in the men’s doubles final to win their first international series men’s doubles title.

In 2012, Kim Ki-jung teamed up with Kim Sa-rang at the Badminton Asia Championships in Qingdao, China, and won the Men’s Doubles Final, defeating Japan’s Dayu Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa 2-0 (21-12, 21-16).

In July 2013, Kim Ki-jung represented South Korea at the World University Games badminton tournament in Kazan, Russia, winning gold medals in mixed doubles and mixed team.

In September 2012, Kim Ki-jung and Kim Kim Sa-rang competed in the Japan Badminton Superseries and won the first Superseries men’s doubles title of their badminton careers by defeating the tournament’s No. 2 seed and Malaysian powerhouse, Koo Kien Kiat/Tan Boon Hong, 2-0 (21-16, 21-19) in the men’s doubles final.

In August 2013, Kim Ki-jung competed at the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China, where he was seeded No. 5 with Kinshasa Lang, and was only able to finish third in the semifinals against the No. 3 seeded Danish duo of Mathias Bowie/Karsten Mogensen, only to be turned back 1-2 (23-21, 18-21, 18-21) after leading by one game.

In January 2014, the WBF announced that Kim Ki-jung and his teammate Lee Yong-dae had been penalized for violating World Anti-Doping Organization (WADA) rules by failing to notify the relevant associations of their whereabouts for out-of-competition doping control (i.e., “flying urinalysis”) three times in the past year. The penalty was imposed for a period of one year, effective January 23, 2014. Subsequently, the Korean Federation filed an active complaint, assumed responsibility for the management problems, and paid a fine of US$41,170 to the Federation; the Federation’s Doping Hearing Committee ultimately ruled in April 2014 that the sanction was withdrawn because there were insufficient grounds to conclude that the athlete intentionally evaded doping control. In September of the same year, he represented South Korea at the Asian Games badminton tournament hosted by his country, helping South Korea win its first-ever men’s team gold medal at Asia’s highest-level event in the men’s team competition, which was played first.

In November 2015, Kim Ki-jung and Kim Sa-rang played in the China Badminton Premier Super Tournament and won the men’s doubles title of the Premier Super Tournament by defeating Chai Biao/Hong Wei of the tournament’s No. 6 seed and hosts 2-0 (21-13, 21-19) in the men’s doubles final.

In February 2017, Kim Ki-jung represented South Korea at the Asian Badminton Mixed Team Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, helping his team win the runner-up spot in the mixed team.

In August 2018, Kim Ki-jung and Lee Yong-dae appeared at the Badminton Masters Spain, defeating Thai powerhouse Botin Issara/Manipong Jongjit 2-0 (21-13, 21-17) in the men’s doubles final to win the pair’s first Super 300 men’s doubles title since their comeback.

World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 90, Week 29, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 104, 15020 points

Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 57, 12680 points