About Chung Myung-hee
Born 1964. Chung Myung-hee is a South Korean badminton player and olympic competitor.
Chung Myung-hee (; born 27 January 1964) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.
Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion (four-time in women's doubles and five-time in mixed doubles), and won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Park Joo-bong. She also won a silver medal in the 1989 in women's doubles, with Hwang Hye-young, and a silver and a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles and women's doubles respectively.
Chung was inducted to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2003.
Major achievements
Olympic Games Mixed doubles
World Championships Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
World Cup Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Asian Games Mixed doubles
Asian Championships Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
IBF World Grand Prix (36 titles, 13 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15β5, 6β15, 15β8 Winner 1986 Scandinavian Open Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 7β15, 14β17 Runner-up 1986 German Open Hwang Hye-young Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 10β15, 5β15 Runner-up 1986 World Grand Prix Finals Hwang Hye-young Verawaty Fadjrin Ivana Lie 15β10, 15β6 Winner 1987 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 15β6, 8β15, 15β11 Winner 1987 Japan Open Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 5β15, 6β15 Runner-up 1987 Chinese Taipei Open Hwang Hye-young Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 14β17, 15β9, 15β4 Winner 1987 French Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young Kim Ho-ja 4β15, 15β9, 15β7 Winner 1987 World Grand Prix Finals Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 6β15, 15β13, 4β15 Runner-up 1988 Japan Open Chung So-young Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15β2, 7β15, 15β6 Winner 1988 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja 8β15, 15β9 retired Runner-up 1988 Indonesia Open Hwang Hye-young Verawaty Fadjrin Yanti Kusmiati 6β15, 15β6, 8β15 Runner-up 1988 Thailand Open Hwang Hye-young Luo Yun Shi Wen 15β7, 17β16 Winner 1988 French Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja 15β9, 18β13 Winner 1988 World Grand Prix Finals Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 4β15, 9β15 Runner-up 1989 Japan Open Chung So-young Gillian Clark Julie Munday 4β15, 15β10, 3β15 Runner-up 1989 Swedish Open Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young Lee Young-suk 15β3, 15β5 Winner 1989 All England Open Chung So-young Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei 15β7, 15β4 Winner 1990 All England Open Hwang Hye-young Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 6β15, 15β4, 15β4 Winner 1990 French Open Hwang Hye-young Verawaty Fadjrin Ivana Lie 15β2, 15β1 Winner 1990 Thailand Open Chung So-young Lai Caiqin Yao Fen 11β15, 15β10, 12β15 Runner-up 1990 Malaysia Open Chung So-young Lai Caiqin Yao Fen 7β15, 15β9, 15β9 Winner 1990 Indonesia Open Chung So-young Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean 17β15, 8β15, 15β3 Winner 1991 Indonesia Open Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young Gil Young-ah 14β18, 15β10, 15β9 Winner 1991 Singapore Open Chung So-young Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 15β11, 15β3 Winner 1991 China Open Chung Myung-hee Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua 15β6, 15β2 Winner 1991 Hong Kong Open Shim Eun-jung Hwang Hye-young Gil Young-ah 10β15, 4β15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles
IBF International (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Polish International Hwang Hye-young Lee Heung-soon Lee Young-suk 15β6, 15β9 Winner 1989 Hungarian International Chung So-young Chun Sung-suk Lee Jung-mi 11β15, 15β10, 9β15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1988 Polish International Park Joo-bong Sergey Sevryukov Irina Serova 15β9, 15β4 Winner 1989 Hungarian International Sung Han-kook Shon Jin-hwan Chung So-young 9β15, 15β10, 15β4 Winner
Invitational Tournament (1 title, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Konica Cup Hwang Hye-young Ivana Lie Rosiana Tendean 15β5, 15β4 Winner 1989 Konica Cup Hwang Hye-young Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 6β15, 8β15 Runner-up
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Who is Chung Myung-hee?
South Korean badminton player
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Chung Myung-hee was born on 27 January 1964.
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Chung Myung-hee is a badminton player and olympic competitor.
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Chung Myung-hee is South Korean.
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