Shin Kyung-hwan

Shin Kyung-hwan
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37) Jeju City, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking	5 (MS 14 May 2019) 2 (MD with Joo Dong-jae 25 June 2024)
Current ranking	7 (MS) 2 (MD with Joo Dong-jae) (17 September 2024)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles Asian Championships 2016 Beijing Men's singles 2016 Beijing Men's doubles

Shin Kyung-hwan (Korean: 신경환; Hanja: 申庆焕; 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]

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]

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

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

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

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

Men's singles SL4

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

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

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

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	Tarun Dhillon	9–21, 9–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Joo Dong-jae	Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Joo Dong-jae	Cho Na-dan Manoj Sarkar	19–21, 21–19, 21–16	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Joo Dong-jae	Deep Ranjan Bisoyee Manoj Sarkar	10–21, 21–18, 21–16	Winner

Men's singles SL4

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Japan Para-Badminton International	Anand Kumar Boregowda	21–12, 19–21, 21–12	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Sukant Kadam	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	7–21, 6–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Japan Para-Badminton International	Kim Gi-yeon	Cheah Liek Hou Hairol Fozi Saaba	16–21, 21–13, 10–21	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Gi-yeon	Taiyo Imai İlker Tuzcu	25–23, 10–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Canada Para-Badminton International	Kim Gi-yeon	Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandey	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up