He also won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics and 3 All England Open Badminton Championships in men's doubles.

All of these were gained with fellow countryman Park Joo-bong, his regular partner during most his badminton career.

Kim himself retired in 1993, after contributing to Korea's Sudirman Cup victory.

[1] Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Park Joo-bong.

They won the gold medal defeating Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan from Indonesia 15–11, 15–7.