Kim Kyung-ah
Kim Kyung-ah 
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 South Korea
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| Date of birth: | May 25, 1977 |
| Playing hand: | Right handed |
| How to play: | Shakehand |
| Current world rankings : | 92 |
| Best world ranking : | 4 (Aug - Oct 2010) |
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Kim Kyung-ah (born May 25, 1977 ) is a South Korean table tennis player .
Kim Kyung-ah is a defender . Her greatest successes so far have been winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , in 2004 in singles and in 2008 in teams with the players Park Mi-young and Dang Ye-seo .
Between 2003 and 2009, Kim Kyung-ah took part in six world championships . In 2007 and 2009 she won a bronze medal with Park Mi-young . With the Korean women's team, she came fourth in 2004 and fifth in 2006 . At the Grand Finals of the ITTF Pro Tour tournament series, she reached the final three times in doubles, namely in 2005 with Kim Bok-rae and in 2007 and 2008 with Park Mi Young. In 2009 she was third in the individual.
In 2008 Kim Kyung-ah was under contract with FSV Kroppach .
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 2009 | Lucknow | IND | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 2007 | Yangzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 2005 | Jeju-do | COR | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 2 | |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 2003 | Bangkok | THA | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Asian Cup | 2003 | Kitakyushu | JPN | 6th place | |||
| COR | Asian Games | 2010 | Guangzhou | CHN | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Asian Games | 2006 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semifinals | |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU (Juniors) | 1994 | Joetsu Niigata | JPN | Semifinals | |||
| COR | Olympic games | 2008 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | 3 | ||
| COR | Olympic games | 2004 | Athens | GRE | bronze | 4th Place | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Incheon | COR | last 16 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Almeria | ESP | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Dortmund | GER | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Dubai | UAE | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Sheffield | CLOSELY | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2011 | Velenje | SVN | last 32 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2010 | Suzhou | CHN | silver | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2010 | Incheon | COR | last 16 | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2010 | Kobe | JPN | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2010 | Berlin | GER | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2010 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2010 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2009 | Warsaw | POLE | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2009 | Sheffield | CLOSELY | Semifinals | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2009 | Seoul | COR | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2009 | Su Zhou | CHN | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2009 | Frederikshavn | THE | silver | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2009 | Velenje | SVN | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Singapore | SIN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Daejeon | COR | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Daejeon | COR | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Yokohama | JPN | last 16 | 3 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Changchun | CHN | last 16 | 2 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Santiago | CHI | silver | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Belo Horizonte | BRA | gold | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Belo Horizonte | BRA | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2008 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Stockholm | SWE | last 32 | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Bremen | GER | last 16 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Taipei | TPE | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Chiba | JPN | last 64 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Seongnam | COR | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Salwa Cup | KUW | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2007 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2006 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2006 | Singapore | SIN | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2006 | Jeonju | COR | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Magdeburg | GER | Semifinals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Yokohama | JPN | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Santiago | CHI | gold | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | gold | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Suncheon | COR | gold | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2005 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | St. Petersburg | RUS | silver | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | catfish | AUT | last 64 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Kobe | JPN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Chicago | United States | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Singapore | SIN | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Pyeongchang | COR | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Cairo | EGY | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2004 | Croatia | HRV | gold | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Rio | BRA | Semifinals | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Farum | THE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Kobe | JPN | gold | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Gangneung City | COR | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Qingdao City | CHN | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Rotterdam | NED | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Bayreuth | GER | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Yokohama | JPN | silver | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Seoul | COR | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Umeå | SWE | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Warsaw | POLE | Rd 1 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Kobe City | JPN | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Sundsvall | SWE | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Belgrade | YUG | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Kota Kinabalu | MAS | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1997 | Belgrade | YUG | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2010 | Seoul | COR | last 16 | gold | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2009 | Macau | MAC | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2008 | Macau | MAC | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2007 | Beijing | CHN | silver | |||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2005 | Fuzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2004 | Beijing | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | World Championship | 2010 | Moscow | RUS | 5 | |||
| COR | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | Quarter finals | Semifinals | no participants | |
| COR | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 5 | |||
| COR | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | last 32 | last 16 | last 32 | |
| COR | World Championship | 2004 | Doha | QAT | 4th | |||
| COR | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| COR | World cup | 2010 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 5th-8th space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2009 | Guangzhou | CHN | 5th-8th space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2008 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 5th-8th space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2006 | Urumqi | CHN | 5th-8th space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2005 | Guangzhou | CHN | 9-12 space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2004 | Hangzhou | CHN | 5th-8th space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2003 | Hong Kong | HKG | 5-8. space | |||
| COR | WTC World Team Cup | 2010 | Dubai | UAE | 3 | |||
| COR | WTC World Team Cup | 2007 | Magdeburg | GER | 2 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ results.ittf.link . (accessed July 1, 2018).
- ↑ Kim Kyung-ah biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (English); Accessed: December 27, 2008 (English)
- ↑ Kim Kyung-ah Results from ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 9, 2011)
literature
- Rahul Nelson: Unbelievable amount of undercut , table tennis magazine , 2001/11, pages 20–21
Web links
- Kim Kyung-ah biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed August 5, 2011)
- Kim Kyung-ah Article about Kim Kyung-ah on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed August 5, 2011)
- Kim Kyung-ah in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original ) (accessed August 20, 2012)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kim, Kyung-ah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1977 |