Yim Bang-eun (born 25 April 1978) is a former South Korean
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.
Yim competed for Korea in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed d ...
in men's doubles with partner
Kim Yong-hyun
Kim Yong-hyun (born 13 May 1978) is a badminton player from South Korea.
Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yim Bang-eun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Lars Paaske a ...
. They had a bye in the first round and defeated
Lars Paaske
Lars Paaske (born 18 January 1976) is a badminton player from Denmark.
Career
He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, then were defeated in t ...
and
Jonas Rasmussen
Jonas Rasmussen (born 28 October 1977 in Aarhus) is a retired badminton player from Denmark.
Career
With his men's doubles partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian pair Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiar ...
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in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yim and Kim lost to
Eng Hian
Eng Hian (; born 17 May 1977) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in m ...
and
Flandy Limpele
Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian former badminton player and coach. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.
Career Player
A doubles specialist, at various times ...
of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
15-1, 15-10. He is also a close relative on
Jonathan Yim.
Achievements
World Junior Championships
''Boys' doubles''
IBF Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
''Men's doubles''
IBF International
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Incheon
South Korean male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for South Korea
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games