# Jeong Jae-gun

Jeong Jae-gun (Korean: 정재군; Hanja: 郑在健, born 22 November 1976) is a South Korean para-badminton player. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the gold medal match of the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event with Yu Soo-young.

## Biography

Jeong became disabled in 2007 after suffering a spinal fracture while working. He started exercising while hanging out with disabled badminton players at a rehabilitation hospital.

## Achievements
### Paralympic Games

Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2024 | Porte de la Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Yu Soo-young | Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo | 10–21, 12–21 | Silver |

### World Championships

Men's singles WH1
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Kim Jung-jun | 9–21, 17–21 | Silver |
| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Qu Zimo | 14–21, 4–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Yu Soo-young | Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider | 13–21, 21–18, 22–24 | Bronze |

### BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 3 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 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Hiroshi Murayama | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 23–21, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Thomas Wandschneider | 21–17, 23–25, 22–20 | Winner |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Kim Jung-jun | Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop | 20–22, 21–11, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Yu Soo-young | Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun | 9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Yu Soo-young | Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider | 21–14, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2024 | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Yu Soo-young | Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |

### International tournaments (from 2011 to 2021; 3 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's singles WH1
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | China Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | 21–16, 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Japan Para Badminton International | Lee Dong-seop | 9–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | 21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Japan Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | 19–21, 21–17, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | 21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop | 21–16, 11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Japan Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | Kim Sung-hun David Toupé | 17–21, 22–20, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Kim Jung-jun | Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama | 21–17, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2019 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Kim Kyung-hoon | Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop | 21–19, 11–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Pilar Jáuregui | Lee Sam-seop Lee Sun-ae | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |