Kim Yun-ja

Kim Yun-ja
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
1985 Calgary Doubles
1987 Beijing Doubles
Asian Games
1982 New Delhi Doubles
1986 Seoul Doubles
1982 New Delhi Singles
1982 New Delhi Team
1986 Seoul Singles
1986 Seoul Team
Kim Yun-ja
Hangul 김연자
Hanja 金練子
Revised Romanization Gim Yeon-ja
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏn-cha

Kim Yun-ja (Hangul: 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

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.

Titles

Singles

Outcome Event Year Venue Opponent in the final Score in the final
Asian Games
3 Singles 1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
3 Singles 1982 India New Delhi, India
Asian Championships
2 Singles 1983 India Calcutta, India South Korea Yoo Sang-hee 6-11, 2-11
All England Open
1 Singles 1986 England London, England China Qian Ping 11-6, 12-11
Other Open Tournaments
1 Singles 1987 France French Open South Korea Lee Young-suk 11-4, 5-11, 11-0
1 Singles 1986 Germany German Open England Helen Troke 11-1, 8-11, 12-10
1 Singles 1985 Denmark Denmark Open Denmark Kirsten Larsen 11-4, 11-2

Doubles

Outcome Event Year Venue Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
World Championships
3 WD 1987 China Beijing, China South Korea Chung So-young
3 WD 1985 Canada Calgary, Canada South Korea Yoo Sang-hee
Asian Games
2 WD 1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea South Korea Yoo Sang-hee China Lin & Guan
2 WD 1982 India New Delhi, India South Korea Yoo Sang-hee South Korea Kang & Hwang 13-18, 15-7, 7-15
All England Open
1 WD 1988 England London, England South Korea Chung So-young South Korea Chung & Hwang withdraw
Other Open Tournaments
1 WD 1988 Belgium Belgian Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Denmark Kjaer & Nielsen 15-12, 15-2
1 XD 1987 France French Open South Korea Park Joo-bong Denmark Christiansen & Netherlands Dijck 15-10, 15-7
1 WD 1986 Denmark Scandinavian Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee South Korea Chung & Chung 15-7, 15-4
1 WD 1986 Germany German Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee South Korea Chung & Chung 15-10, 15-5
1 WD 1985 Denmark Danish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Sweden Magnusson & Bengtsson 12-15, 18-14, 15-1
1 WD 1985 Denmark Danish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee England Gilks & Perry 15-7, 15-7
1 WD 1985 Japan Japan Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee China Wu & Guan 15-4, 3-15, 15-4
1 WD 1984 Sweden Swedish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Japan Yonekura & Tokuda 15-11, 10-15, 15-9
1 WD 1984 Denmark Danish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Japan Yonekura & Tokuda 3-15, 15-3, 15-13
1 WD 1983 Malaysia Malaysia Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee England Perry & Webster 11-15, 15-4, 15-7

References

  1. ↑ "Badminton National Team, rest, Wedding March". Naver News Library. Donga Ilbo. 25 January 1991. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Hearn, Don (7 January 2010). "SUNG JI HYUN – Carrying on a Family Tradition". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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