South Korean badminton player (born 1963)
Badminton player
Kim Yun-ja Country South Korea Born (1963-05-15 ) 15 May 1963 (age 61)
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
Singles
Outcome
Event
Year
Venue
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
Asian Games
3
Singles
1986
Seoul, South Korea
3
Singles
1982
New Delhi, India
Asian Championships
2
Singles
1983
Calcutta, India
Yoo Sang-hee
6-11, 2-11
All England Open
1
Singles
1986
London, England
Qian Ping
11-6, 12-11
Other Open Tournaments
1
Singles
1987
French Open
Lee Young-suk
11-4, 5-11, 11-0
1
Singles
1986
German Open
Helen Troke
11-1, 8-11, 12-10
1
Singles
1985
Denmark Open
Kirsten Larsen
11-4, 11-2
Doubles
Outcome
Event
Year
Venue
Partner
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
World Championships
3
WD
1987
Beijing, China
Chung So-young
3
WD
1985
Calgary, Canada
Yoo Sang-hee
Asian Games
2
WD
1986
Seoul, South Korea
Yoo Sang-hee
Lin & Guan
2
WD
1982
New Delhi, India
Yoo Sang-hee
Kang & Hwang
13-18, 15–7, 7-15
All England Open
1
WD
1988
London, England
Chung So-young
Chung & Hwang
withdraw
Other Open Tournaments
1
WD
1988
Belgian Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Kjaer & Nielsen
15-12, 15-2
1
XD
1987
French Open
Park Joo-bong
Christiansen & Dijck
15-10, 15-7
1
WD
1986
Scandinavian Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Chung & Chung
15-7, 15-4
1
WD
1986
German Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Chung & Chung
15-10, 15-5
1
WD
1985
Danish Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Magnusson & Bengtsson
12-15, 18–14, 15-1
1
WD
1985
Danish Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Gilks & Perry
15-7, 15-7
1
WD
1985
Japan Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Wu & Guan
15-4, 3-15, 15-4
1
WD
1984
Swedish Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Yonekura & Tokuda
15-11, 10–15, 15-9
1
WD
1984
Danish Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Yonekura & Tokuda
3-15, 15–3, 15-13
1
WD
1983
Malaysia Open
Yoo Sang-hee
Perry & Webster
11-15, 15–4, 15-7
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