▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁He ▁captured ▁this ▁award ▁previously ▁by ▁himself ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Despite ▁their ▁dom ination , ▁the ▁golden ▁couple ▁crash ed ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁against ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Jon as ▁R asm ussen ▁and ▁R ik ke ▁O ls en ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics . ▁Kim ▁however ▁re de emed ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁with ▁Ha ▁T ae - kw on . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Olympics , ▁Kim ▁retired ▁from ▁playing ▁and ▁married ▁his ▁former ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁partner , ▁Ra ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Kim ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁only ▁South ▁Korean ▁player ▁to ▁have ▁ever ▁won ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁events . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁B WF ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Kim ▁competed ▁for ▁Korea ▁in ▁bad m inton ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁with ▁partner ▁Gil ▁Young - ah . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final , ▁they ▁r al lied ▁to ▁ups et ▁their ▁fellow ▁Kore ans ▁Park ▁J oo - b ong ▁and ▁Ra ▁Ky ung - min ▁ 1 3 - 1 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 4 , ▁ 1 5 - 1 2 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁gold ▁medal . ▁ ▁Kim ▁also ▁competed ▁in