Kim Yun-ja


Kim Yun-ja 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. Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun is also a badminton player.

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.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Calcutta, India Park Joo-bong Hafid Yusuf
Ruth Damayanti
Gold

Singles

Doubles