Gil Young-ah

Gil Young-ah (; born April 11, 1970) is a South Korean former female badminton player. She was born in Ansan.

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 doubles together with Jang Hye-ock.

Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and became an assistant coach of the Samsung Electro-Mechanics badminton team. In 2011, Gil became the first woman to be appointed head coach of a professional team in Korea. She was made Head Coach of the Samsung Electromechanics Women's Badminton Team. When Kim Moon-soo vacated his post as head of the men's team in late 2015, Gil was made Head Coach of the combined team.

Gil has two children who are active elite badminton players. Her son Kim Won-ho is on the national team and her daughter Kim Ah-young plays for an elite high school team in Gyeonggi-do.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

World Championships

Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Shim Eun-jung Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson 15–8, 8–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze 1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Chung So-young Chen Ying Wu Yuhong 7–15, 15–6, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Jang Hye-ock Finarsih Lili Tampi 3–15, 15–11, 15–10 Gold Gold

World Cup

Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Chung So-young Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 12–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Chung So-young Finarsih Lili Tampi 11–15, 12–15 Silver Silver

Asian Games Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Chung So-young Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua 11–15, 4–15 Silver Silver 1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Chung So-young Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung 9–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shim Eun-Jung Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 2–15, 18–13, 4–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Women's Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Qingdao, China Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 7–15, 17–18 Silver Silver

Mixed Doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Shon Jin-hwan Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael 15–5, 8–15, 15–7 Gold Gold 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Kim Dong-moon Liu Jianjun Sun Man 11–15, 15–7, 10–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (24 titles, 16 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women Doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Indonesia Open Chung So-young Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 18–14, 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1991 Thailand Open Hwang Hye-young Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel 15–10, 15–6 Winner 1991 Hong Kong Open Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee Shim Eun-jung 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1992 Chinese Taipei Open Shim Eun-jung Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1992 Japan Open Shim Eun-jung Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1992 Korea Open Shim Eun-jung Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1992 Malaysia Open Park Soo-yun Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1993 Japan Open Chung So-young Finarsih Lili Tampi 15–12, 15–5 Winner 1993 Korea Open Chung So-young Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 15–8, 15–5 Winner 1993 Swedish Open Chung So-young Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 15–9, 15–11 Winner 1993 All England Open Chung So-young Lin Yanfen Yao Fen 5–15, 15–4, 15–7 Winner 1993 U.S. Open Chung So-young Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1994 Japan Open Chung So-young Finarsih Lili Tampi 15–11, 15–11 Winner 1994 Korea Open Chung So-young Chen Ying Wu Yuhong 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1994 Swedish Open Chung So-young Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung 15–9, 15–11 Winner 1994 All England Open Chung So-young Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung 7–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner 1994 Singapore Open Kim Mee-hyang Ge Fei Gu Jun 7–15, 16–18 Runner-up 1994 Indonesia Open Chung So-young Finarsih Lili Tampi 10–15, 15–9, 15–17 Runner-up 1995 Korea Open Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 15–13, 1–15, 15–11 Winner 1995 All England Open Jang Hye-ock Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana 15–6, 15–3 Winner 1995 Malaysia Open Jang Hye-ock Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1995 Singapore Open Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1995 U.S. Open Jang Hye-ock Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young 15–9, 15–4 Winner 1995 Canadian Open Jang Hye-ock Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 15–10, 15–4 Winner 1995 Hong Kong Open Jang Hye-ock Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright 17–15, 15–5 Winner 1995 China Open Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 12–15, 15–10, 3–15 Runner-up 1995 Thailand Open Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 18–17, 15–6 Winner 1995 World Grand Prix Finals Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1996 Japan Open Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei Gu Jun 15–5, 14–17, 15–10 Winner 1996 Korea Open Jang Hye-ock Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young 11–15, 15–11, 15–4 Winner

Mixed Doubles