Young-Chin Mi

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Young-chin Mi
Personal information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1979-06-06) 6 June 1979 (age 45)
Dortmund, Germany
HandednessRight
Men’s singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking6 (MS 7 January 2020)
9 (XD with Thomas Wandschneider 19 April 2021)
4 (XD with Valeska Knoblauch 29 August 2019)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Dortmund Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 DortmundMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Murcia Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 MurciaMen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Beek Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 BeekMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Rodez Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 RodezMen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 RodezMixed doubles

Young-Chin Mi (born 6 June 1979) is a German former para-badminton player. He was part of the German para-badminton team that competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. [1] [2] [3]

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He competed in the men's singles WH1 event and the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event alongside his partner Thomas Wandschneider but did not get past the group stages. [4]

Biography

Young-Chin Mi was diagnosed with paraplegia after a traffic accident in southern France in 2005. Before the accident, he was active in football, hapkido, swimming and jogging. Through an internet search, he joined the RBG Dortmund sports club, where he was introduced to para-badminton and has been playing the sport since 2008. [5] [6]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of Thailand.svg Jakarin Homhual
Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham 		8–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Tong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongyan 		6–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles WH1

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé 21–13, 12–21, 7–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé8–21, 7–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sébastien Martin Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Pascal Barrillon
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé 		6–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jordy Brouwer Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen
Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke 		10–21, 21–23 Med 3.png Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 Flag of Germany.svg David Holz Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé		16–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 Flag of Germany.svg Rick Hellmann Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider 		14–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler 		6–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Turkey.svg Narin Uluç 		13–21, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Afinogenov
Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin 		18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (5 runners-up)

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Kajiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Murayama 		12–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012French Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of Germany.svg Marc Jung
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen 		21–10, 21–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Pascal Barrillon
Flag of Spain.svg Sofía Balsalobre 		21–14, 23–21
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler 		11–21, 14–21
2015Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath 		12–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Alves Conceição
Flag of Spain.svg Marcela Quinteros 		19–21, 21–11, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Valeska Knoblauch Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Afinogenov
Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin 		20–22, 21–19, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. ↑ German Paralympic team page
  2. ↑ Paralympics, Team Deutschland. "Silber und Bronze bei der Tokio-Generalprobe". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Paralympics 2020: Start am Mittwoch". www.badminton.de (in German). 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ↑ Groth, Alexander (2021-09-03). "Paralympics Premiere im Para Badminton ohne deutsche Finalentscheidungen". drs.org (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  5. ↑ Middel, Peter (2010-04-13). "Young-Chin Mi fand neuen Lebensmut". www.wr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  6. ↑ "BRS-Hamburg – „Die Paralympics sind wahnsinnig reizvoll"". brs-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

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