Kim Yun-ja

Kim Yun-ja
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.

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 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
3 Singles 1982 India New Delhi, India
Asian Championships
2 Singles 1983 India Calcutta, India South Korea Yoo Sang-hee 6-11, 2-11
All England Open
1 Singles 1986 England London, England China Qian Ping 11-6, 12-11
Other Open Tournaments
1 Singles 1987 France French Open South Korea Lee Young-suk 11-4, 5-11, 11-0
1 Singles 1986 Germany German Open England Helen Troke 11-1, 8-11, 12-10
1 Singles 1985 Denmark Denmark Open Denmark 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 China Beijing, China South Korea Chung So-young
3 WD 1985 Canada Calgary, Canada South Korea Yoo Sang-hee
Asian Games
2 WD 1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea South Korea Yoo Sang-hee China Lin & Guan
2 WD 1982 India New Delhi, India South Korea Yoo Sang-hee South Korea Kang & Hwang 13-18, 15-7, 7-15
All England Open
1 WD 1988 England London, England South Korea Chung So-young South Korea Chung & Hwang withdraw
Other Open Tournaments
1 WD 1988 Belgium Belgian Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Denmark Kjaer & Nielsen 15-12, 15-2
1 XD 1987 France French Open South Korea Park Joo-bong Denmark Christiansen & Netherlands Dijck 15-10, 15-7
1 WD 1986 Denmark Scandinavian Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee South Korea Chung & Chung 15-7, 15-4
1 WD 1986 Germany German Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee South Korea Chung & Chung 15-10, 15-5
1 WD 1985 Denmark Danish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Sweden Magnusson & Bengtsson 12-15, 18-14, 15-1
1 WD 1985 Denmark Danish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee England Gilks & Perry 15-7, 15-7
1 WD 1985 Japan Japan Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee China Wu & Guan 15-4, 3-15, 15-4
1 WD 1984 Sweden Swedish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Japan Yonekura & Tokuda 15-11, 10-15, 15-9
1 WD 1984 Denmark Danish Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee Japan Yonekura & Tokuda 3-15, 15-3, 15-13
1 WD 1983 Malaysia Malaysia Open South Korea Yoo Sang-hee England Perry & Webster 11-15, 15-4, 15-7

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