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.
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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 |
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
editShe 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
editAsian Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1983 | Calcutta, India |  Park Joo-bong
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 Hafid Yusuf Ruth Damayanti
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15–3, 15–2 |  Gold
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Singles
edit| Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Asian Games | |||||
| 3 | Singles | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea
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| 3 | Singles | 1982 |  New Delhi, India
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| Asian Championships | |||||
| 2 | Singles | 1983 | Calcutta, India
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Yoo Sang-hee
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6-11, 2-11 |
| All England Open | |||||
| 1 | Singles | 1986 |  London, England
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 Qian Ping
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11-6, 12-11 |
| Other Open Tournaments | |||||
| 1 | Singles | 1987 |  French Open
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Lee Young-suk
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11-4, 5-11, 11-0 |
| 1 | Singles | 1986 |  German Open
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Helen Troke
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11-1, 8-11, 12-10 |
| 1 | Singles | 1985 |  Denmark Open
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Kirsten Larsen
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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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| World Championships | ||||||
| 3 | WD | 1987 | Beijing, China
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Chung So-young
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| 3 | WD | 1985 |  Calgary, Canada
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Yoo Sang-hee
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| Asian Games | ||||||
| 2 | WD | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Lin & Guan
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| 2 | WD | 1982 | New Delhi, India
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Kang & Hwang
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13-18, 15–7, 7-15 |
| All England Open | ||||||
| 1 | WD | 1988 | London, England
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Chung So-young
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Chung & Hwang
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withdraw |
| Other Open Tournaments | ||||||
| 1 | WD | 1988 |  Belgian Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Kjaer & Nielsen
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15-12, 15-2 |
| 1 | XD | 1987 | French Open
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Park Joo-bong
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Christiansen &  Dijck
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15-10, 15-7 |
| 1 | WD | 1986 | Scandinavian Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Chung & Chung
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15-7, 15-4 |
| 1 | WD | 1986 | German Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Chung & Chung
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15-10, 15-5 |
| 1 | WD | 1985 | Danish Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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 Magnusson & Bengtsson
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12-15, 18–14, 15-1 |
| 1 | WD | 1985 | Danish Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Gilks & Perry
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15-7, 15-7 |
| 1 | WD | 1985 |  Japan Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Wu & Guan
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15-4, 3-15, 15-4 |
| 1 | WD | 1984 | Swedish Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Yonekura & Tokuda
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15-11, 10–15, 15-9 |
| 1 | WD | 1984 | Danish Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Yonekura & Tokuda
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3-15, 15–3, 15-13 |
| 1 | WD | 1983 |  Malaysia Open
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Yoo Sang-hee
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Perry & Webster
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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.