Kim Yun-ja
South Korean badminton player (born 1963)
Badminton player
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-05-15) 15 May 1963 (age 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hangul | 김연자 |
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Hanja | 金練子 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeon-ja |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏn-cha |
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.
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
She 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
Asian Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Calcutta, India | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–3, 15–2 | ![]() |
Singles
Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Asian Games | |||||
3 | Singles | 1986 | ![]() | ||
3 | Singles | 1982 | ![]() | ||
Asian Championships | |||||
2 | Singles | 1983 | ![]() | ![]() | 6-11, 2-11 |
All England Open | |||||
1 | Singles | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() | 11-6, 12-11 |
Other Open Tournaments | |||||
1 | Singles | 1987 | ![]() | ![]() | 11-4, 5-11, 11-0 |
1 | Singles | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() | 11-1, 8-11, 12-10 |
1 | Singles | 1985 | ![]() | ![]() | 11-4, 11-2 |
Doubles
Outcome | Event | Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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World Championships | ||||||
3 | WD | 1987 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
3 | WD | 1985 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Asian Games | ||||||
2 | WD | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2 | WD | 1982 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 13-18, 15–7, 7-15 |
All England Open | ||||||
1 | WD | 1988 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | withdraw |
Other Open Tournaments | ||||||
1 | WD | 1988 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 15-12, 15-2 |
1 | XD | 1987 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15-10, 15-7 |
1 | WD | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 15-7, 15-4 |
1 | WD | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 15-10, 15-5 |
1 | WD | 1985 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 12-15, 18–14, 15-1 |
1 | WD | 1985 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 15-7, 15-7 |
1 | WD | 1985 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 15-4, 3-15, 15-4 |
1 | WD | 1984 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 15-11, 10–15, 15-9 |
1 | WD | 1984 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3-15, 15–3, 15-13 |
1 | WD | 1983 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 11-15, 15–4, 15-7 |
References
External links
- All England champions 1899-2007
- Yun JA KIM at the World Games
- Kim Yeon-Ja at Olympedia
- v
- t
- e
- 1988:
Chung So-young & Kim Yun-ja (KOR)
- 1992:
Chung So-young & Hwang Hye-young (KOR)
- 1996:
Ge Fei & Gu Jun (CHN)
- 2000:
Ge Fei & Gu Jun (CHN)
- 2004:
Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen (CHN)
- 2008:
Du Jing & Yu Yang (CHN)
- 2012:
Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
- 2016:
Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi (JPN)
- 2020:
Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu (INA)
- 2024:
Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan (CHN)