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

 Biography 
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.

Achievements

 Paralympic Games 
Men's singles WH1
 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France  Qu Zimo 3–21, 7–21 16px Silver

World Championships
Men's singles WH1
 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland  Qu Zimo 15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan  Jeong Jae-gun 21–9, 21–17 Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand  Qu Zimo 18–21, 21–19, 15–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles WH1–WH2
 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,Ulsan, South Korea  Kim Sung-hun  Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop 21–16, 10–21, 8–21 Silver Silver 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland  Kim Kyung-hoon  Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Pattaya Exhibition andConvention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand  Kim Jung-jun  Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 10–21, 17–21 Bronze 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, 21–12Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition andConvention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand  Lee Sun-ae  Yang Tong Li Hongyan 6–21, 5–21 Bronze Bronze

 Asian Para Games 
Men's singles WH1
 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China  Lee Sam-seop 7–21, 24–22, 12–21 Silver Silver 2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea  Lee Sam-seop 21–18, 18–21, 21–18 Gold Gold 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia  Qu Zimo 15–21, 21–18, 21–12 Gold Gold 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China  Qu Zimo 5–21, 10–21 Silver 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 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 Bronze 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China  Kim Jung-jun  Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 15–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

 BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (16 titles, 9 runners-up) 
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

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 LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Kim Jung-jun  Rick Cornell 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
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Lee Sun-ae Yu Soo-young Kwon Hyun-ah16–21, 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; 5 titles, 4 runners-up) 
Men's singles WH1
 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 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 TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 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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Category:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province
Category:South Korean para-badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic badminton players for South Korea
Category:Paralympic medalists for South Korea
Category:Paralympic medalists in badminton
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games