Kim Yun-ja

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Medal record
Women's badminton
Competitor for  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze 1985 Calgary Doubles
Bronze 1987 Beijing Doubles
Asian Games
Silver 1982 New Delhi Doubles
Silver 1986 Seoul Doubles
Bronze 1982 New Delhi Singles
Bronze 1986 Seoul Singles
Bronze 1982 New Delhi Team
Bronze 1986 Seoul Team

Kim Yun-ja (Hangul: 김연자, Hanja: 金練子) 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.

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Career

She won two 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 Soo-young.

Titles

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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