Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min (Korean: 라경민; Hanja: 羅景民; born 25 November 1976) is a badminton player from South Korea. Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from the late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting in a 70-match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's badminton | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1996 Atlanta | Mixed Doubles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | Doubles |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1999 Copenhagen | Mixed doubles |
| 2003 Birmingham | Mixed doubles |
| 1999 Copenhagen | Doubles |
| 2001 Seville | Mixed doubles |
| 2001 Seville | Doubles |
| Sudirman Cup | ||
| 2003 Eindhoven | Mixed team |
| 2005 Beijing | Mixed team |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1998 Bangkok | Mixed doubles |
| 2002 Busan | Mixed doubles |
| 2002 Busan | Doubles |
| 2002 Busan | Team |
| Ra Kyung-min | |
| Hangul | 나경민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 羅景民 |
| Revised Romanization | Na Gyeongmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ra Kyŏngmin |
Career
Born in Seoul, Ra competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Lee Kyung-won. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ra and Lee beat Lotte Bruil and Mia Audina of the Netherlands 15-5, 15-2. They lost the semifinal to Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei of China 15-6, 15-4 but won the bronze medal match against Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili, also of China, 10-15, 15-9, 15-7.
Ra also competed in mixed doubles with partner Kim Dong-moon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chris Bruil and Lotte Bruil of the Netherlands in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ra and Kim lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 17-14, 15-8.
Record
Ra Kyung-min holds the world record for shortest badminton international match that last for just six minutes defeating Julia Mann of England in women’s singles during the 1996 Uber Cup with 11-2, 11-1.
Personal life
She married her mixed doubles partner Kim on 25 December 2005, and they went to Canada to study. There they had a son named Kim Han-wool in July 2007, and a daughter named Kim Han-bi in 2008. She retired when she got pregnant in February 2007, and made a comeback in September 2009.[1]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States | |
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15-13, 4-15, 12-15 |  |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | All England Open | |
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15-10, 15-10 |  |
Singles
| Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Asian Championships | |||||
| 3 | Singles | 1992 |  |
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| International Tournaments | |||||
| 1 | Singles | 1994 |  |
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12-9, 11-5 |
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0-11, 7-11 |
| 3 | Singles | 1994 |  |
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| 3 | Singles | 1994 | |
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| 3 | Singles | 1994 |  |
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| 3 | Singles | 1993 | |
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References
- 배드민턴 라경민, 2년 만에 현역 복귀 [Ra Kyung-min comebacks]. 일간스포츠 [=Sports Daily] (in Korean). 20 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
External links
- Ra Kyung-min on Cyworld (in Korean)
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