Kim Dong-moon is a retired South Korean badminton player, born on 22 September 1975, who won titles from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. He took Olympic gold in mixed doubles with Gil Young-ah at Atlanta in 1996 and in men's doubles with Ha Tae-kwon at Athens in 2004, and he is the only South Korean to win Olympic gold in both events. He won both the men's and the mixed doubles at the 1999 World Championships, and with Ra Kyung-min he won ten straight tournaments in 2003, a run that earned the pair the Eddie Choong Player of the Year award. He was inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame in 2009 and married Ra in 2005, after he retired from playing.
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Kim Dong-moon (Korean: 김동문; Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade).
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Kim won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Gil Young-ah at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics and won gold medals both in men's and mixed doubles at the 1999 World Championships.
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Kim Dong-moon (Korean: 김동문; Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade).
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Kim Dong-moon (Korean: 김동문; Hanja: 金東文; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade).
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Career, 1996 Summer Olympics
Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Gil Young-ah.
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Career, 2004 Summer Olympics
Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Ha Tae-kwon.
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