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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 May 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Yun-ja | |
Hangul | 김연자 |
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Hanja | 金練子 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeon-ja |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏn-cha |
Kim Yun-ja (Korean: 김연자; Hanja: 金練子, born May 15, 1963) is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.
In 1989, Kim married Sung Han-kook, a fellow world-class player who later went on to become the national team head coach.[1] Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun is also a badminton player.[2]
Career
[edit]She won two World Championship bronze medals in women's doubles, one at the 1985 IBF World Championships with Yoo Sang-hee, and another at the 1987 IBF World Championships with Chung So-young.[citation needed]
Achievements
[edit]Asian Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Calcutta, India | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–2 | ![]() |
Singles
[edit]Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Asian Games | |||||
3 | Singles | 1986 | ![]() |
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3 | Singles | 1982 | ![]() |
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Asian Championships | |||||
2 | Singles | 1983 | ![]() |
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6-11, 2-11 |
All England Open | |||||
1 | Singles | 1986 | ![]() |
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11-6, 12-11 |
Other Open Tournaments | |||||
1 | Singles | 1987 | ![]() |
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11-4, 5-11, 11-0 |
1 | Singles | 1986 | ![]() |
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11-1, 8-11, 12-10 |
1 | Singles | 1985 | ![]() |
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11-4, 11-2 |
Doubles
[edit]Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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3 | WD | 1987 | ![]() |
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3 | WD | 1985 | ![]() |
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Asian Games | ||||||
2 | WD | 1986 | ![]() |
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2 | WD | 1982 | ![]() |
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13-18, 15–7, 7-15 |
All England Open | ||||||
1 | WD | 1988 | ![]() |
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withdraw |
Other Open Tournaments | ||||||
1 | WD | 1988 | ![]() |
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15-12, 15-2 |
1 | XD | 1987 | ![]() |
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15-10, 15-7 |
1 | WD | 1986 | ![]() |
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15-7, 15-4 |
1 | WD | 1986 | ![]() |
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15-10, 15-5 |
1 | WD | 1985 | ![]() |
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12-15, 18–14, 15-1 |
1 | WD | 1985 | ![]() |
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15-7, 15-7 |
1 | WD | 1985 | ![]() |
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15-4, 3-15, 15-4 |
1 | WD | 1984 | ![]() |
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15-11, 10–15, 15-9 |
1 | WD | 1984 | ![]() |
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3-15, 15–3, 15-13 |
1 | WD | 1983 | ![]() |
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11-15, 15–4, 15-7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Badminton National Team, rest, Wedding March". Naver News Library. Donga Ilbo. 25 January 1991. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Hearn, Don (7 January 2010). "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2017.