Yim Bang-eun

Yim Bang-eun (born 25 April 1978) is a former South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.[1][2]

Yim Bang-eun
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1978-04-25) 25 April 1978
Incheon, South Korea
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1[1]
BWF profile
Yim Bang-eun
Hangul
임방언
Hanja
任邦彦
Revised RomanizationIm Bang-eon
McCune–ReischauerIm Pang-ŏn

Yim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Yong-hyun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yim and Kim lost to Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-1, 15-10. He is also a close relative on Jonathan Yim.

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark
Kim Yong-hyun Huang Shih-chung
Chien Yu-hsiu
11–15, 7–15 Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Dutch Open Kim Yong-hyun Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon
2–15, 2–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Norwegian International Kim Yong-hyun Thomas Rojkjaer Jensen
Tommy Sørensen
15–4, 15–9 Winner
1999 Hungarian International Kim Yong-hyun Jung Sung-gyun
Park Young-duk
15–1, 15–4 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Hungarian International Lee Hyo-jung Kim Yong-hyun
Yim Kyung-jin
15–5, 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
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References

  1. "[전영오픈] 하태권-임방언 세계랭킹1위 꺽고 준결행" (in Korean). 배드민턴타임즈. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. "Players: Yim Bang Eun". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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