Chung Myung-hee

Chung Myung-hee
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1964-01-27) 27 January 1964
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
1989 Jakarta Mixed doubles
1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
1987 Beijing Mixed doubles
1989 Jakarta Women doubles
1987 Beijing Women doubles
World Cup
1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1986 Bandung & Jakarta Women's doubles
1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
1987 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Uber Cup
1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1990 Tokyo Women's team
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
1986 Seoul Mixed doubles
1990 Beijing Mixed doubles
1986 Seoul Women's team
1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
1983 Calcutta Women's doubles
Chung Myung-hee
Hangul
정명희
Hanja
鄭明熙
Revised RomanizationJeong Myeonghui
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Myŏnghŭi

Chung Myung-hee (Korean정명희; born 27 January 1964) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.

Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion (four-time in women's doubles and five-time in mixed doubles), and won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Park Joo-bong. She also won a silver medal in the 1989 in women's doubles, with Hwang Hye-young, and a silver and a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles and women's doubles respectively.

Chung was inducted to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2003.

Major achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea (exhibition) Park Joo-bong Shi Fangjing
Wang Pengren
15–3, 15–7 Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Hwang Hye-young Li Lingwei
Han Aiping
6–15, 15–6, 11–15 Bronze
1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Hwang Hye-young Lin Ying
Guan Weizhen
1–15, 7–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Lee Deuk-choon Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
6–15, 15–12, 10–15 Silver
1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Park Joo-bong Eddy Hartono
Verawaty Fadjrin
15–9, 15–9 Gold
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Park Joo-bong Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont
15–5, 15–17, 15–9 Gold

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Hwang Hye-young Li Lingwei
Han Aiping
7–15, 7–15 Bronze
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hwang Hye-young Lin Ying
Guan Weizhen
14–18, 8–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lee Deuk-choon Steen Fladberg
Gillian Clark
8–15, 9–15 Bronze
1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Park Joo-bong Shi Fangjing
Wang Pengren
17–15, 13–18, 8–15 Silver
1989 Canton Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo
Chung So-young
15–5, 15–9 Gold

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Park Joo-bong Lee Deuk-choon
Chung So-young
15–10, 15–3 Gold
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Park Joo-bong Eddy Hartono
Verawaty Fadjrin
15–7, 7–15, 15–3 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India Yoo Sang-hee Fan Ming
Guan Weizhen
15–10, 6–15, 14–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Park Joo-bong Lee Sang-bok
Chung So-young
15–7, 15–4 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (36 titles, 13 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee
15–5, 6–15, 15–8 Winner
1986 Scandinavian Open Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee
7–15, 14–17 Runner-up
1986 German Open Hwang Hye-young Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee
10–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1986 World Grand Prix Finals Hwang Hye-young Verawaty Fadjrin
Ivana Lie
15–10, 15–6 Winner
1987 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying
15–6, 8–15, 15–11 Winner
1987 Japan Open Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying
5–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1987 Chinese Taipei Open Hwang Hye-young Maria Bengtsson
Christine Magnusson
14–17, 15–9, 15–4 Winner
1987 French Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
Kim Ho-ja
4–15, 15–9, 15–7 Winner
1987 World Grand Prix Finals Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying
6–15, 15–13, 4–15 Runner-up
1988 Japan Open Chung So-young Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
15–2, 7–15, 15–6 Winner
1988 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
Kim Yun-ja
8–15, 15–9 retired Runner-up
1988 Indonesia Open Hwang Hye-young Verawaty Fadjrin
Yanti Kusmiati
6–15, 15–6, 8–15 Runner-up
1988 Thailand Open Hwang Hye-young Luo Yun
Shi Wen
15–7, 17–16 Winner
1988 French Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
Kim Yun-ja
15–9, 18–13 Winner
1988 World Grand Prix Finals Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying
4–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1989 Japan Open Chung So-young Gillian Clark
Julie Munday
4–15, 15–10, 3–15 Runner-up
1989 Swedish Open Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young
Lee Young-suk
15–3, 15–5 Winner
1989 All England Open Chung So-young Sun Xiaoqing
Zhou Lei
15–7, 15–4 Winner
1990 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers
6–15, 15–4, 15–4 Winner
1990 French Open Hwang Hye-young Verawaty Fadjrin
Ivana Lie
15–2, 15–1 Winner
1990 Thailand Open Chung So-young Lai Caiqin
Yao Fen
11–15, 15–10, 12–15 Runner-up
1990 Malaysia Open Chung So-young Lai Caiqin
Yao Fen
7–15, 15–9, 15–9 Winner
1990 Indonesia Open Chung So-young Erma Sulistianingsih
Rosiana Tendean
17–15, 8–15, 15–3 Winner
1991 Indonesia Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah
14–18, 15–10, 15–9 Winner
1991 Singapore Open Chung So-young Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson
15–11, 15–3 Winner
1991 China Open Chung Myung-hee Guan Weizhen
Nong Qunhua
15–6, 15–2 Winner
1991 Hong Kong Open Shim Eun-jung Hwang Hye-young
Gil Young-ah
10–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Swedish Open Lee Deuk-choon Stefan Karlsson
Maria Bengtsson
5–15, 15–11, 7–15 Runner-up
1986 German Open Lee Deuk-choon Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
10–15, 18–17, 15–10 Winner
1986 Scandinavian Open Lee Deuk-choon Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
16–17, 15–12, 7–15 Runner-up
1986 All England Open Park Joo-bong Lee Deuk-choon
Chung So-young
15–5, 15–5 Winner
1986 China Open Park Joo-bong Nigel Tier
Gillian Gowers
15–4, 15–5 Winner
1987 Japan Open Lee Deuk-choon Billy Gilliland
Gillian Gowers
15–2, 15–5 Winner
1987 All England Open Lee Deuk-choon Jan-Eric Antonsson
Christine Magnusson
15–5, 14–18, 15–8 Winner
1988 Japan Open Park Joo-bong Lee Deuk-choon
Chung So-young
Walkover Winner
1988 French Open Park Joo-bong Sakrapee Thongsari
Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai
15–6, 15–6 Winner
1988 Hong Kong Open Park Joo-bong Chan Chi Choi
Amy Chan
15–7, 15–6 Winner
1988 China Open Park Joo-bong Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
15–6, 15–5 Winner
1989 Japan Open Park Joo-bong Lee Sang-bok
Chung So-young
15–6, 15–3 Winner
1989 Swedish Open Park Joo-bong Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
15–9, 15–4 Winner
1989 All England Open Park Joo-bong Jan-Eric Antonsson
Maria Bengtsson
15–1, 15–9 Winner
1990 Japan Open Park Joo-bong Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont
15–10, 15–12 Winner
1990 All England Open Park Joo-bong Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen
15–6, 15–3 Winner
1990 French Open Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo
Chung So-young
4–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1990 Thailand Open Park Joo-bong Zheng Yumin
Wu Yuhong
15–3, 15–3 Winner
1990 Malaysia Open Park Joo-bong Jan Paulsen
Gillian Gowers
15–12, 15–1 Winner
1991 Japan Open Park Joo-bong Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen
15–7, 15–8 Winner
1991 Korea Open Park Joo-bong Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Maria Bengtsson
15–0, 15–0 Winner
1991 All England Open Park Joo-bong Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont
15–10, 10–15, 15–4 Winner

IBF International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Polish International Hwang Hye-young Lee Heung-soon
Lee Young-suk
15–6, 15–9 Winner
1989 Hungarian International Chung So-young Chun Sung-suk
Lee Jung-mi
11–15, 15–10, 9–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Polish International Park Joo-bong Sergey Sevryukov
Irina Serova
15–9, 15–4 Winner
1989 Hungarian International Sung Han-kook Shon Jin-hwan
Chung So-young
9–15, 15–10, 15–4 Winner

Invitational Tournament (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Konica Cup Hwang Hye-young Ivana Lie
Rosiana Tendean
15–5, 15–4 Winner
1989 Konica Cup Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying
6–15, 8–15 Runner-up