Kim Jae-hwan (badminton)
South Korean badminton player (born 1996)
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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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| Born | 13 August 1996 Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
Summer Universiade
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
 Seo Seung-jae |
 Katsuki Tamate Kenya Mitsuhashi |
21–12, 21–19 |  Gold |
World University Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sports Palace "Borisoglebskiy", Ramenskoe, Russia |
Choi Sol-gyu |
 Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang |
19–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Gold |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
Kim Jung-ho |
 Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh |
14–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
Kim Jung-ho |
 Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
16–21, 14–21 |  Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
Kim Hye-jeong |
Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen |
9–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)
The 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 | Ko Sung-hyun |
 Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang |
21–19, 21–18 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Osaka International | Kang Min-hyuk |
Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol |
13–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Vietnam International | Kang Min-hyuk |
 Kenas Adi Haryanto Rian Agung Saputro |
19–21, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Mongolia International | Kang Min-hyuk |
Kim Won-ho Park Kyung-hoon |
21–14, 27–29, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Indonesia International | Kang Min-hyuk |
Muhammad Fachrikar Amri Syahnawi |
21–17, 11–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | Italian International | Yoon Dae-il |
Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei |
21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2023 (II) | Indonesia International | Ki Dong-ju |
Kenya Mitsuhashi Hiroki Okamura |
22–20, 16–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament