Yim Kyung-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Yim.
Yim Kyung-jin
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1978-04-23) 23 April 1978
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessLeft
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Uber Cup
2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
2000 Jakarta Women's doubles
1998 Bangkok Women's doubles
East Asian Games
1997 Busan Mixed doubles
1997 Busan Women's team
World Junior Championships
1996 Silkeborg Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Yim Kyung-jin (Korean: 임경진; born 23 April 1978; also known as Yim Jae-eun) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Yim was crowned as the women's doubles champion at the 2000 Asian Championships partnered with Lee Hyo-jung.[2] She and Lee also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[3][4]

Achievements

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand 		Lee Dong-soo Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min 		6–15, 8–15 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Nimibutr Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand 		Chung Jae-hee Qin Yiyuan
Tang Hetian 		5–15, 5–15 Bronze
2000 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Lee Hyo-jung Etty Tantri
Minarti Timur 		15–8, 15–13 Gold

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea 		Lee Dong-soo Yang Ming
Zhang Jin 		15–11, 15–7 Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark 		Chung Jae-hee Gao Ling
Yang Wei 		15–12, 10–15, 11–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Park Soo-yun Haruko Matsuda
Yoshiko Iwata 		15–12, 15–8 Winner
2003 Thailand Open Lee Hyo-jung Zhao Tingting
Wei Yili 		9–11, 11–5, 6–11 Runner-up

BWF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Hungarian International Lee Hyo-jung Jung Yeon-kyung
Kim So-yeon 		15–9, 15–13 Winner
1999 Australian International Chung Jae-hee Ra Kyung-min
Lee Hyo-jung 		16–17, 15–6, 3–15 Runner-up
1999 Norwegian International Lee Hyo-jung Jung Yeon-kyung
Kim So-yeon 		15–7, 15–3 Winner
2002 Malaysia Satellite Chung Jae-hee Jung Yeon-kyung
Lee Kyung-won 		11–2, 3–11, 11–8 Winner
2010 Singapore International Lee Se-rang Jenna Gozali
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 		21–19, 21–12 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Hungarian International Kim Yong-hyun Yim Bang-eun
Lee Hyo-jung 		5–15, 15–9, 15–3 Winner
1999 Norwegian International Kim Yong-hyun Ove Svejstrup
Britta Andersen 		9–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner
2010 Singapore International Lee Jae-jin Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Tse Ying Suet 		13–21, 19–21 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Players: Yim Kyung Jin". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "女복식 임경진-이효정組 아시아배드민턴 정상에" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kyung-Jin Yim". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic Women's Badminton". Getty Images. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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