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]

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Germany Valeska Knoblauch Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Sujirat Pookkham
8–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Germany Valeska Knoblauch China Yang Tong
China Li Hongyan
6–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain France David Toupé 21–13, 12–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France France David Toupé 8–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
France Sébastien Martin France Pascal Barrillon
France David Toupé
6–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Netherlands Jordy Brouwer Turkey Avni Kertmen
England Martin Rooke
10–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Germany David Holz England Martin Rooke
France David Toupé
16–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Germany Rick Hellmann England Martin Rooke
Germany Thomas Wandschneider
14–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Germany Valeska Knoblauch France David Toupé
Switzerland Sonja Häsler
6–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Germany Valeska Knoblauch France David Toupé
Turkey Narin Uluç
13–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Germany Valeska Knoblauch Russia Konstantin Afinogenov
Turkey Emine Seçkin
18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International Germany Thomas Wandschneider Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama
12–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 French Para-Badminton International Germany Valeska Knoblauch Germany Marc Jung
Germany Elke Rongen
21–10, 21–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Pascal Barrillon
Spain Sofía Balsalobre
21–14, 23–21
France David Toupé
Switzerland Sonja Häsler
11–21, 14–21
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International Germany Valeska Knoblauch England Martin Rooke
Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath
12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International Germany Valeska Knoblauch Brazil Marcelo Alves Conceição
Spain Marcela Quinteros
19–21, 21–11, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International Germany Valeska Knoblauch Russia Konstantin Afinogenov
Turkey Emine Seçkin
20–22, 21–19, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ German Paralympic team page[dead link]
  2. ^ Paralympics, Team Deutschland. "Silber und Bronze bei der Tokio-Generalprobe" [Silver and bronze at the Tokyo dress rehearsal]. TeamDeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Paralympics 2020: Start am Mittwoch" [Paralympics 2020: Start on Wednesday]. Badminton.de (in German). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ Groth, Alexander (3 September 2021). "Paralympics Premiere im Para Badminton ohne deutsche Finalentscheidungen" [Paralympics premiere in Para Badminton without German finals]. drs.org (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ Middel, Peter (13 April 2010). "Young-Chin Mi fand neuen Lebensmut" [Young-Chin Mi found new courage]. wr.de (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ "BRS-Hamburg – „Die Paralympics sind wahnsinnig reizvoll"" [BRS-Hamburg – “The Paralympics are incredibly exciting”]. brs-hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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