| Young-chin Mi | |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Dortmund, Germany |
| Event: | Men’s singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 |
| Highest Ranking: | 6 (MS 7 January 2020) 9 (XD with Thomas Wandschneider 19 April 2021) 4 (XD with Valeska Knoblauch 29 August 2019) |
| Handedness: | Right |
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]
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]
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Valeska Knoblauch |  Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham | 8–21, 12–21 | Bronze | |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Valeska Knoblauch |  Yang Tong Li Hongyan | 6–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles WH1
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain |  David Toupé | 21–13, 12–21, 7–21 | Bronze | |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | David Toupé | 8–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Sébastien Martin | Pascal Barrillon David Toupé | 6–21, 11–21 | Bronze | |
| 2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | Jordy Brouwer |  Avni KertmenMartin Rooke | 10–21, 21–23 | Bronze | |
| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | David Holz | Martin Rooke David Toupé | 16–21, 10–21 | Bronze | |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Rick Hellmann | Martin Rooke Thomas Wandschneider | 14–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Valeska Knoblauch | David Toupé Sonja Häsler | 6–21, 12–21 | Bronze | |
| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Valeska Knoblauch | David Toupé Narin Uluç | 13–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze | |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Valeska Knoblauch |  Konstantin AfinogenovEmine Seçkin | 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | French Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Marc Jung Elke Rongen | 21–10, 21–7 | Runner-up | |
| Pascal Barrillon Sofía Balsalobre | 21–14, 23–21 | |||||
| David Toupé Sonja Häsler | 11–21, 14–21 | |||||
| 2015 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath | 12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch |  Marcelo Alves ConceiçãoMarcela Quinteros | 19–21, 21–11, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2019 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | Valeska Knoblauch | Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin | 20–22, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up |