Kim Yun-ja
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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 |
| RR | Gim Yeonja |
| MR | Kim Yŏnja |
Kim Yun-ja (Korean: 김연자, 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
Kim was one of a Korean finest women's badminton player in early 1980's where she won 2 bronzes in women's singles and 2 silvers in women's doubles at 1982 Asian Games and 1986 Asian Games.[3][4] Kim also snatched two golds and one silver medals in 1983 and 1985 Asian Championships which two of it in women's doubles and another one in mixed doubles.[5][6] In the World Championships, Kim won two bronze medals in women's doubles, one at the 1985 IBF World Championships with Yoo Sang-hee,[7] and another at the 1987 IBF World Championships with Chung So-young.[8]
Post-Retirement
She has long been retired from the sports since 1988 and stay with the sports as a fulltime instructor specifically for badminton in Hansei University.[9] In 1998, She became a professor and working in several universities such as Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Korea National Sports University[9][10]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 (Exhibition) |
Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Chung So-young | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying |
15–11, 14–17, 15–5 | Gold |
World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada | Yoo Sang-hee | Han Aiping Li Lingwei |
10–15, 15–9, 17–18 | Bronze |
| 1987 | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China | Chung So-young | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying |
15–12, 12–15, 4–15 | Bronze |
World Cup
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yoo Sang-hee | Han Aiping Li Lingwei |
14–17, 3–15 | Bronze |
| 1985 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Yoo Sang-hee | Lin Ying Wu Dixi |
4–15, 5–15 | Silver |
| 1988 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Chung So-young | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying |
3–15, 7–15 | Silver |
Asian Games
Women' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Indraprashtha Stadium, New Delhi, India | Li Lingwei | 5–11, 8–11 | Bronze |
| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Han Aiping | 7–11, 9–12 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Indraprashtha Stadium, New Delhi, India | Yoo Sang-hee | Hwang Sun-ai Kang Haeng-suk |
13–18, 15–7, 7–15 | Silver |
| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Yoo Sang-hee | Lin Ying Guan Weizhen |
9–15, 15–8, 10–15 | Silver |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Netaji Indoor Stadium, Calcutta, India | Yoo Sang-hee | 6–11, 2–11 | Silver |
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 |
| 1985 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Yoo Sang-hee | Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
15–5, 15–4 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Calcutta, India | Park Joo-bong | Hafid Yusuf Ruth Damayanti |
15–3, 15–2 | Gold |
IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 8 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Swedish Open | Fumiko Tookairin | 11–6, 5–11, 10–12 | Runner-Up |
| 1985 | Scandinavian Cup | Kirsten Larsen | 11–4, 11–2 | Winner |
| 1986 | German Open | Helen Troke | 11–1, 8–11, 12–10 | Winner |
| 1986 | All England Open | Qian Ping | 11–6, 12–11 | Winner |
| 1987 | French Open | Lee Young-suk | 11–4, 5–11, 11–0 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Denmark Open | Yoo Sang-hee | |
Winner | |
| 1983 | Malaysia Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Jane Webster Nora Perry |
11–15, 15–4, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1983 | India Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Ruth Damyanti Maria Francisca |
15–7, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1984 | Denmark Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura |
3–15, 15–5, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1984 | Swedish Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura |
15–11, 8–15, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1984 | All England Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Lin Ying Wu Dixi |
8–15, 15–8, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 1984 | Scandinavian Cup | Yoo Sang-hee | Lin Ying Wu Dixi |
1–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1985 | Japan Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Guan Weizhen Wu Jianqiu |
15–5, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1985 | Denmark Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Gillian Gilks Nora Perry |
15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1985 | Scandinavian Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson |
8–15, 15–5, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1986 | German Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1986 | Scandinavian Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young |
15–7, 17–14 | Winner |
| 1986 | All England Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
5–15, 15–6, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1986 | China Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin |
8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1987 | Hong Kong Open | Chung So-young | Ivana Lie Rosiana Tendean |
18–14, 11–15, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1988 | Poona Open | Yoo Sang-hee | Dorte Kjaer Nettie Nielsen |
15–12, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1988 | All England Open | Chung So-young | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
15–8, 9–15 retired | Winner |
| 1988 | French Open | Chung So-young | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
9–15, 13–18 | Runner-up |
| 1988 | Canadian Open | Chung So-young | Eline Coene Erica van Dijck |
4–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1988 | U.S. Open | Chung So-young | Cho Young-suk Lee Myung-hee |
17–14, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1988 | Malaysia Open | Chung So-young | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying |
6–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | French Open | Park Joo-bong | Mark Christiansen Erica Van Den Heuvel |
15–10, 15–7 | Winner |
References
- ^ "Badminton National Team, rest, Wedding March". Naver News Library. The Dong-A 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.
- ^ Mohan, Kumud (2 August 2013). "Asian Games: An assessment of favourites in each sport". www.indiatoday.in. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Badminton - Medallists from previous Asian Games". Doha2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "China win men's singles, S Korea get women's title". Singapore Monitor. 9 December 1983. p. 42.
- ^ "Birthday boy gets his wish; all the Results". The Straits Times. 22 April 1985. p. 25.
- ^ "Frost and Han Jian to decide the title". The Straits Times. National Library Board. Government of Singapore. 17 June 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Yang Yang Seventh Heaven - Results". The Sunday Times. NewspaperSG. Government of Singapore. 24 May 1987. p. 24. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ a b Jae-Cheon, Ha (17 July 2002). 배드민턴 김연자씨 한체대교수 발탁(Badminton player Kim Yeon-ja selected as professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies). Khan.kr (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "[THANK YOU, MOM ! ]<5·끝>성지현 키운 김연자 교수([THANK YOU, MOM!]: Professor Kim Yeon-ja who raised Seong Ji-hyeon)". The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2025.