Gil Young-ah (born April 11, 1970 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.[1]
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Born | (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 (age 52) Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 길영아 |
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Hanja | 吉永雅 |
Revised Romanization | Gil Yeong-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Kil Yŏng-a |
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung.
Four years later, at the Atlanta Olympics, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles together with Kim Dong-moon and the silver medal in the women's doubles together with Jang Hye-ock.
Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and became an assistant coach of the Samsung Electro-Mechanics badminton team.[2] In 2011, Gil became the first woman to be appointed head coach of a professional team in Korea. She was made Head Coach of the Samsung Electromechanics Women's Badminton Team.[3] When Kim Moon-soo vacated his post as head of the men's team in late 2015, Gil was made Head Coach of the combined team.[4]
Gil has two children who are active elite badminton players. Her son Kim Won-ho is on the national team and her daughter Kim Ah-young plays for an elite high school team in Gyeonggi-do.[3]
Olympic badminton mixed doubles champions | |
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As demonstration and exhibition sport |
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World badminton women's doubles champions | |
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Sudirman Cup badminton mixed team champions | |
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1980s |
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1990s |
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2000s |
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2010s |
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2020s |
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All England Open badminton women's doubles champions | |
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Asian Games badminton women's team champions | |
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1960s |
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1970s |
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1980s |
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1990s |
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2000s |
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2010s |
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Asian Cup badminton mixed doubles champions | |
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Members of the Badminton Hall of Fame | |
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Men |
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Women |
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