Choi Jung-man (Korean최정만, born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean para-badminton player.[1][2] He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the finals of the men's singles WH1 event and won a silver medal.

Choi Jung-man
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1979-01-08) 8 January 1979 (age 45)
South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 3 September 2024)
1 (MD with Kim Jung-jun 27 August 2024)
1 (XD with Lee Sun-ae 11 April 2023)
Current ranking1 (MS)
2 (MD with Kim Jung-jun)
14 (XD with Lee Sun-ae) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2005 Hsinchu Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
BWF profile

Biography

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Choi was an active Taekwondo athlete during his high school years. In 1996, he suffered spinal nerve damage in a traffic accident in 1996, paralyzing the lower half of his body.

After becoming disabled, he transformed into a wheelchair badminton player and rekindled his dream of becoming an athlete. After being selected as a national team member, he demonstrated world-class skills in domestic and international competitions.[3]

Achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France   Qu Zimo 3–21, 7–21   Silver

World Championships

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Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Gymnasium 1, Bangkok, Thailand   Lee Sam-seop 21–13, 21–11   Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Qu Zimo 15–21, 17–21   Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Jeong Jae-gun 21–9, 21–17   Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand   Qu Zimo 18–21, 21–19, 15–21   Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium,
Hsinchu, Taiwan
  Lee Sam-seop   Avni Kertmen
  Thomas Wandschneider
0–2   Silver
2007 Gymnasium 1,
Bangkok, Thailand
  Lee Sam-seop   Avni Kertmen
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–17, 21–16   Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
  Kim Sung-hun   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Sam-seop
21–16, 10–21, 8–21   Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
  Kim Kyung-hoon   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
19–21, 13–21   Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and
Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
  Kim Jung-jun   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
10–21, 17–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
  Lee Sun-ae   Yuri Ferrigno
  Pilar Jáuregui
21–17, 21–12   Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and
Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
  Lee Sun-ae   Yang Tong
  Li Hongyan
6–21, 5–21   Bronze

Asian Para Games

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Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Lee Sam-seop 7–21, 24–22, 12–21   Silver
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Lee Sam-seop 21–18, 18–21, 21–18   Gold
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Qu Zimo 15–21, 21–18, 21–12   Gold
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China   Qu Zimo 5–21, 10–21   Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
  Kim Sung-hun   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Sam-seop
13–21, 22–20, 21–17   Gold
  Jakarin Homhual
  Dumnern Junthong
21–11, 21–12
  Osamu Nagashima
  Seiji Yamami
21–14, 21–13
  Trần Mai Anh
  Trương Ngọc Bình
21–8, 21–15
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Kim Kyung-hoon   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
19–21, 15–21   Bronze
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,
Hangzhou, China
  Kim Jung-jun   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
15–21, 16–21   Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (16 titles, 9 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]

Men's singles WH1

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–18, 21–15   Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2   Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–8, 21–16   Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Hiroshi Murayama 22–20, 21–19   Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Hiroshi Murayama 21–18, 19–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Hiroshi Murayama 21–15, 16–21, 21–16   Winner
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2   Qu Zimo 21–12, 8–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Qu Zimo 15–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Hiroshi Murayama 27–25, 17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–16, 21–12   Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Lee Sam-seop 21–12, 21–10   Winner
2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–14, 21–15   Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Kim Jung-jun   Rick Hellmann
  Thomas Wandschneider
12–21, 21–10, 21–11   Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2   Kim Jung-jun   Noor Azwan Noorlan
  Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
21–13, 21–12   Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1   Kim Jung-jun   Jeong Jae-gun
  Yu Soo-young
21–9, 21–12   Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Kim Jung-jun   Daiki Kajiwara
  Hiroshi Murayama
21–18, 21–19   Winner
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2   Kim Jung-jun   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
21–17, 14–21, 21–17   Winner
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Kim Jung-jun   Daiki Kajiwara
  Hiroshi Murayama
11–21, 21–17, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Kim Jung-jun   Daiki Kajiwara
  Hiroshi Murayama
21–18, 19–21, 21–16   Winner
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Kim Jung-jun   Daiki Kajiwara
  Hiroshi Murayama
11–21, 21–17, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 1   Kim Jung-jun   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Kim Jung-jun   Takumi Matsumoto
  Keita Nishimura
22–20, 21–19   Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2   Lee Sun-ae   Yu Soo-young
  Kwon Hyun-ah
16–21, 21–12, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Lee Sun-ae   Yu Soo-young
  Kwon Hyun-ah
19–21, 21–19, 23–21   Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Lee Sun-ae   Yuri Ferrigno
  Pilar Jáuregui
21–13, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 1   Jung Gye-oul   Chan Ho Yuen
  Man-Kei To
21–18, 18–21, 21–15   Winner

International tournaments (from 2011 to 2021; 8 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Men's singles WH1

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Spanish Para Badminton International   Lee Sam-seop 15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International   Lee Sam-seop 21–13, 18–21, 21–11   Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International   Lee Sam-seop 21–17, 21–9   Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International   Hiroshi Murayama 21–16, 21–12   Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Qu Zimo 8–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Qu Zimo 19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Japan Para Badminton International   Qu Zimo 10–21, 16–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Spanish Para Badminton International   Lee Sam-seop   Avni Kertmen
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–13, 21–17   Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Sam-seop
21–14, 21–15   Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Sam-seop
21–16, 18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Jeong Jae-gun
  Lee Sam-seop
16–21, 21–11, 21–12   Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Sam-seop
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun   Amir Levi
  David Toupé
21–8, 21–17   Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Dong-seop
10–21, 17–21   Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Choi Jungian". Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  2. ^ "Asian Para Games para-badminton champion looks to the future". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "'첫 패럴림픽' 배드민턴 최정만 "결승 목표 이뤘다, 銀 무엇보다 값져"[파리패럴림픽]". No Cut News (in Korean). 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
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