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Shin Kyung-hwan

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Shin Kyung-hwan
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37)
Jeju City, South Korea
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking5 (MS 14 May 2019)
2 (MD with Joo Dong-jae 25 June 2024)
Current ranking7 (MS)
2 (MD with Joo Dong-jae) (17 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles

Shin Kyung-hwan (Korean신경환; born 30 August 1987) is a South Korean para-badminton player.[1] He participated in the men's singles SL4 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but was eliminated in the group stage.[2]

Biography

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Shin became disabled in a traffic accident while doing public service work as an adult. After that, he learned about disabled badminton through a senior's recommendation and has been active as a player ever since.[3]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
South Korea Kim Gi-yeon Poland Bartłomiej Mróz
Turkey İlker Tuzcu
16–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
South Korea Kim Gi-yeon Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou
Malaysia Hairol Fozi Saaba
16–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
South Korea Joo Dong-jae Indonesia Hikmat Ramdani
Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi
21–18, 8–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games

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Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,
Hangzhou, China
South Korea Joo Dong-jae India Kumar Nitesh
India Tarun Dhillon
16–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

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Men's singles SL4

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China India Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj 21–16, 10–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
South Korea Kim Gi-yeon Indonesia Oddie Listyanto Putra
Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
23–25, 5–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's singles SL4

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon 9–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Joo Dong-jae India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Joo Dong-jae South Korea Cho Na-dan
India Manoj Sarkar
19–21, 21–19, 21–16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 South Korea Joo Dong-jae India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
India Manoj Sarkar
10–21, 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (7 runners-up)

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Men's singles SL4

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International India Anand Kumar Boregowda 21–12, 19–21, 21–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para-Badminton International India Sukant Kadam 16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 7–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Gi-yeon Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou
Malaysia Hairol Fozi Saaba
16–21, 21–13, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Gi-yeon Japan Taiyo Imai
Turkey İlker Tuzcu
25–23, 10–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Canada Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Gi-yeon India Raj Kumar
India Rakesh Pandey
19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Kyung Hwan Shin - Badminton | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ 조휘, 김 (2024-08-31). "생일에 탈락 아픔…'韓 유일 스탠딩' 신경환은 웃었다 "아이들이 멋있대요"[파리패럴림픽]". m.nocutnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.