Gil Young-ah
Encyclopedia
Gil Young-ah is a former female badminton
player from South Korea
.
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 double together with Jang Hye-ock
.
Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and is currently serving as an assistant coach of the Samsung Electronics
badminton team.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung
Shim Eun-jung
Shim Eun-jung is a former female badminton player from South Korea.She won the bronze medal in women's doubles with Gil Young-ah at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.-External links:*...
.
Four years later, at the Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles together with Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s...
and the silver medal in the women's double together with Jang Hye-ock
Jang Hye-ock
Jang Hye-ock was a female badminton player from South Korea.Jang won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah...
.
Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and is currently serving as an assistant coach of the Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul...
badminton team.