Jang Hye-ock
Jang Hye-ock ( Korean 장혜옥 ; born February 9, 1977 ) is a former badminton player from South Korea .
Athletic career
Jang Hye-ock won gold in women's doubles at the 1995 World Championships together with her partner Gil Young-ah . At 18 years and three months, she is the youngest player to date to have won a badminton world championship title. In 1994 she was already successful in doubles with Shim Eun-jung at the Asian Games . At the 1996 Olympics, she took silver with Gil Young-ah. She also won the All England , Japan Open and the Swedish Open .
Sporting successes
season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
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1993 | China Open | Mixed | 2 | Yoo Yong-sung / Jang Hye-ock |
1994 | Asian Games | Mixed | 2 | Kang Kyung-jin / Jang Hye-ock |
1994 | Asian Games | Ladies doubles | 1 | Shim Eun-jung / Jang Hye-ock |
1994 | Swedish Open | Mixed | 1 | Yoo Yong-sung / Jang Hye-ock |
1994 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Jang Hye-ock / Shim Eun-jung |
1995 | China Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock |
1995 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock |
1995 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock |
1996 | Olympia | Ladies doubles | 2 | Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock |
1996 | Japan Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock |
1997 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Jang Hye-ock / Kim Shin-young |
1998 | Swedish Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Jang Hye-ock / Ra Kyung-min |
1998 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Jang Hye-ock / Ra Kyung-min |
Web links
- Jang Hye-ock in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jang Hye-ock |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 장혜옥 |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean badminton player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1977 |