BADMINTON PLAYER

Kim So-yeong

1992 - Today

Photo of Kim So-yeong

Icon of person Kim So-yeong

Kim So-yeong (Korean: 김소영; born 9 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player. She is widely recognized for her exceptional defensive skills, tactical intelligence, and powerful net play. Throughout her career, she has achieved significant milestones, most notably reaching the world number one ranking in the women's doubles alongside Kong Hee-yong. Her legacy is highlighted by several prestigious accolades, including a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a silver and two bronze medals at the BWF World Championships, as well a bronze in the 2018 Asian Championships and 2022 Asian Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kim So-yeong is the 145th most popular badminton player (down from 95th in 2024), the 1,378th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,070th in 2019) and the 21st most popular South Korean Badminton Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Kim So-yeong by language

Loading...

Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Kim So-yeong ranks 145 out of 117. Before her are He Hanbin, Mayu Matsumoto, Simon Archer, Seo Seung-jae, Hwang Ji-man, and Yoo Yeon-seong. After her are Mathias Boe, Sayaka Hirota, Brice Leverdez, Srikanth Kidambi, Jia Yifan, and Kodai Naraoka.

Most Popular Badminton Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Kim So-yeong ranks 1,167. Before her are Coralie Lassource, Loïs Diony, Laurence Vincent Lapointe, Takuya Okamoto, Hanna Prakatsen, and Gino Peruzzi. After her are Taleb Tawatha, Zurabi Iakobishvili, Kris Bryant, Marko Petković, Cheng I-ching, and Cate Campbell.

Others Born in 1992

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim So-yeong ranks 1,378 out of 1,128. Before her are Hwang Ji-man (1984), Jung Hyo-jung (1984), Kwon Soon-woo (1997), Yoo Yeon-seong (1986), Yang Hyo-jin (1989), and Oh Hyeon-gyu (2001). After her are Cho Yu-min (1996), Kim Min-seok (1999), Lydia Ko (1997), Kim Cheol-min (1992), Hwang Dae-heon (1999), and Ryu Han-su (1988).

Others born in South Korea

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In South Korea

Among badminton players born in South Korea, Kim So-yeong ranks 21. Before her are Jang Hye-ock (1977), Jung Kyung-eun (1990), Lee Jae-jin (1983), Seo Seung-jae (1997), Hwang Ji-man (1984), and Yoo Yeon-seong (1986). After her are Shin Seung-chan (1994), Shon Seung-mo (1980), Yoo Yong-sung (1974), Son Wan-ho (1988), Kim Won-ho (1999), and Sung Ji-hyun (1991).

South Korean born Badminton Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous