Hwang Sun-ai
Medal record | ||
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Women's badminton | ||
Representing | ||
World Championships | ||
1985 Calgary | Doubles | |
Asian Games | ||
1982 New Delhi | Doubles | |
1982 New Delhi | Team |
Hwang Sun-ai (Hangul: 황선애, Hanja: 黄善愛) (born 1962 in Daejeon) is a retired female badminton player from South Korea.
Career
Hwang gained international attention in 1981 when she swept four championships including All England Open. In the final of the women's singles at the 1981 All England Open Badminton Championships, she defeated two-time All England champion Lene Køppen of Denmark, allowing only three points. In June, Hwang was ranked number 1 in the world by international Badminton Federation.
Hwang began the 1981-1982 season in a slump due to a waist injury that she suffered at the end of the previous season, and in singles won only bronze medal in at Japan Open. However, she won her first international doubles gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, with partner Kang Haeng-suk.
In 1983 Hwang continued to struggle with injury which seriously hampered the pace of her training. She was left off the South Korean national team and only played in South Korea's collegiate competitions.
In March 1985 Hwang was called up to the national team again but mainly as a doubles player. In June 1985 She won a bronze medal at the World Championships in women's doubles with Kang Haeng-suk.
Hwang injured herself at the Scandinavian Open in March 1986 and damaged her waist again at the Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia in April 1986. No longer selected for the national squad, she retired from badminton in 1987.
Titles
Singles
Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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All England Open | |||||
1 | Singles | 1981 | 11-1, 11-2 | ||
Other Open Tournaments | |||||
1 | Singles | 1981 | 11-2, 11-8 | ||
1 | Singles | 1981 | 11-3, 11-5 | ||
1 | Singles | 1981 |
Doubles
Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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World Championships | ||||||
3 | WD | 1985 | ||||
Asian Games | ||||||
1 | WD | 1982 | 18-13, 7-15, 15-7 | |||
Other Open Tournaments | ||||||
1 | WD | 1985 | 15-7, 15-9 |
References
- European results
- All England champions 1899-2007
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6