Daniel Chan Ho-yuen (born 17 January 1985) is a retired Hong Kong para-badminton player who won bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and silver medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life Chan grew up in Shek Wai Kok Estate in Tsuen Wan. He was a member of the Tsuen Wan District youth badminton team and also played soccer. During a work travel in China in 2008, he was seriously injured in a car accident and had his left leg below his knee amputated. After the accident, he became the first para-badminton player in Hong Kong. In 2016, he enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (honours) in physical education and recreation management program offered by Hong Kong Baptist University.

Chan married his highschool sweetheart Sandy in 2013.

Career He began representing Hong Kong in international competitions since 2009. In 2015 and 2019, he was named as one of the winners for the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards. He won silver in the WH2 class at the 2018 Asian Para Games. He won the first medal for Hong Kong at the Paralympic Games in para-badminton event in 2021. His main rival is said to be Kim Jung-jun.

Because of his achievements in para-badminton, Chan was named as Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection in 2019. He was awarded the Medal of Honour in 2022.

In 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won a silver medal in Men's singles WH2 class. After the Games, he announced his retirement from the sport.

Achievements

Paralympic Games Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kim Kyung-hoon 24–22, 21–10 Bronze 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Daiki Kajiwara 10–21, 10–21 Silver

World Championships

Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score 𝖸𝖾𝗌 2013 Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Kim Jung-jun 9–21, 14–21 Bronze 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 13–21 Bronze 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon 11–21, 21–12, 18–21 Bronze 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Silver 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kim Jung-jun 21–16, 17–21, 15–21 Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Sanjeev Kumar Gobi Ranganathan Martin Rooke 12–21, 14–21 Bronze 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Osamu Nagashima Kim Jung-jun Lee Dong-seop 9–21, 13–21 Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Kim Jung-jun 21–15, 6–21, 17–21 Silver 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Daiki Kajiwara 20–22, 11–21 Bronze

Asian Championships Men's singles WH2 YearVenueOpponentScoreResult2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Mai Jianpeng21–13, 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Men's doubles WH1–WH2 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2012Yeo-ju Sports Center,Yeoju, South Korea Ip Chi Keong Kim Kyung-hoon Kim Sung-hun6–21, 10–21 Bronze2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,Beijing, China Osamu Nagashima Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop9–21, 10–21 Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (9 titles, 9 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 WH2 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 2 Daiki Kajiwara 21–16, 5–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2022 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Daiki Kajiwara 9–21, 6–11 retired Runner-up 2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Daiki Kajiwara 17–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2023 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Daiki Kajiwara 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 Daiki Kajiwara 15–21, 1–21 Runner-up 2023 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 Daiki Kajiwara 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 1 Daiki Kajiwara 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Thomas Jakobs 16–21, 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2024 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Daiki Kajiwara 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 2 To Man-kei Konstantin Afinogenov Ilaria Renggli 19–21, 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2023 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 To Man-kei Prem Kumar Ale Emine Seçkin 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2023 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 To Man-kei Chew Jit Thye Alphia James 21–7, 21–9 Winner 2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 1 To Man-kei Choi Jung-man Jung Gye-oul 18–21, 21–18, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 To Man-kei Park Hae-seong Ilaria Renggli 17–21, 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2024 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 To Man-kei Mohammed Jawad Kadhim Alphia James 21–9, 21–10 Winner Zbyněk Sýkora Fatema Asad 21–9, 21–10 Winner Yuri Ferrigno Ilaria Renggli 21–15, 21–19 Winner Kamil Šnajdar Annika Schroeder Walkover Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (18 titles, 16 runners-up) Men's singles WH2 YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult2014Spanish Para-Badminton International Kim Sun-cheol21–11, 21–17 Winner2015Spanish Para-Badminton International Madzlan Saibon22–24, 20–22 Runner-up2015Irish Para-Badminton International Jordy Brouwer21–7, 21–2 Winner2015Indonesia Para-Badminton International Madzlan Saibon11–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up2016Indonesia Para-Badminton International Lee Yong-ho21–11, 21–11 Winner2017Thailand Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun21–18, 21–12 Winner2017Irish Para-Badminton International Kim Kyung-hoon21–17, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up2017Japan Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun20–22, 13–21 Runner-up2018Spanish Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun7–21, 13–21 Runner-up2018Dubai Para-Badminton International Madzlan Saibon21–15, 21–11 Winner2018Irish Para-Badminton International Madzlan Saibon21–12, 25–23 Winner2018Thailand Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun25–27, 21–18, 16–21 Runner-up2018Australia Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun21–14, 18–21, 21–13 Winner2019Turkish Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun21–12, 11–21, 21–18 Winner2019Dubai Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun21–15, 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up2019Canada Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun21–17, 21–11 Winner2019Irish Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun12–21, 19–21 Runner-up2019Thailand Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun21–19, 21–17 Winner2019China Para-Badminton International Zhao Xin21–10, 21–5 Winner2019Japan Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun18–21, 14–21 Runner-up Men's doubles WH1–WH2 YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2013Spanish Para-Badminton International Kim Kyung-hoon Gobi Ranganathan Martin Rooke21–15, 21–6 Winner2014England Para-Badminton Championships Jakarin Homhual Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop15–21, 8–21 Runner-up2015China Para-Badminton International David Toupé Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop10–21, 14–21 Runner-up2015Irish Para-Badminton International David Toupé Connor Dua-Harper David Follett21–6, 21–12 Winner2016Indonesia Para-Badminton International Lee Yong-ho Chatchai Kornpeekanok Aphichat Sumpradit21–16, 21–11 Winner2016Irish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop19–21, 17–21 Runner-up2017USA Para-Badminton International Osamu Nagashima Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop11–21, 16–21 Runner-up2018Dubai Para-Badminton International David Toupé Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Madzlan Saibon21–11, 21–23, 23–21 Winner Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2015Irish Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath David Toupé Sonja Häsler21–14, 16–21, 21–14 Winner2015Indonesia Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan21–19, 11–21, 21–23 Runner-up2016Irish Para-Badminton International Nina Gorodetzky Lee Sam-seop Yuma Yamazaki21–17, 21–15 Winner2016Indonesia Para-Badminton International Lee Yong-ho Chatchai Kornpeekanok Aphichat Sumpradit21–16, 21–11 Winner2017Spanish Para-Badminton International To Man-kei Kim Jung-jun Kim Seung-suk11–21, 21–12, 11–21 Runner-up

References

External links

(profile and photos) (results) Chan Ho Yuen at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)