Yim Bang-eun (born 25 April 1978) is a former South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.
Yim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Yong-hyun. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark in the second. In the quarterfinals, Yim and Kim lost to Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-1, 15-10. He is also a close relative on Jonathan Yim.
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | 1996
| align="left" | Silkeborg Hallerne,<br>Silkeborg, Denmark
| align="left" | Kim Yong-hyun
| align="left" | Huang Shih-chung <br /> Chien Yu-hsiu
| align="left" | 11–15, 7–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
IBF Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | Dutch Open
| align="left" | Kim Yong-hyun
| align="left" | Ha Tae-kwon <br /> Kim Dong-moon
| align="left" | 2–15, 2–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}
IBF International
Men's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Norwegian International
| align="left" | Kim Yong-hyun
| align="left" | Thomas Røjkjær Jensen <br /> Tommy Sørensen
| align="left" | 15–4, 15–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Hungarian International
| align="left" | Kim Yong-hyun
| align="left" | Jung Sung-gyun <br /> Park Young-duk
| align="left" | 15–1, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Winner
|}
Mixed doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 1999
| align="left" | Hungarian International
| align="left" | Lee Hyo-jung
| align="left" | Kim Yong-hyun <br /> Yim Kyung-jin
| align="left" | 15–5, 9–15, 3–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Runner-up
|}