Gil Young-ah

Gil Young-ah
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Medal record Women's badminton Representing South Korea Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles World Championships 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles World Cup 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 1990 Nagoya & Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles 1990 Beijing Women's team Asian Championships 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles 1995 Qingdao Mixed doubles

Korean name
Hangul	길영아
Hanja	吉永雅
Revised Romanization	Gil Yeong-a
McCune–Reischauer	Kil Yŏng-a

Gil Young-ah (Korean: 길영아; 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

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Shim Eun-jung	Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua	12–15, 15–2, 8–15	Bronze
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Jang Hye-ock	Ge Fei Gu Jun	5–15, 5–15	Silver

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Kim Dong-moon	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	13–15, 15–4, 15–12	Gold

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
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Chung So-young	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	7–15, 15–6, 11–15	Bronze
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Jang Hye-ock	Finarsih Lili Tampi	3–15, 15–11, 15–10	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
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	Chung So-young	Finarsih Lili Tampi	11–15, 12–15	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
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Chung So-young	Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung	9–15, 3–15	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

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

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
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Kim Dong-moon	Liu Jianjun Sun Man	11–15, 15–7, 10–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (24 Winners, 16 Runner-Ups)

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

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Hong Kong Open	Shon Jin-hwan	Lee Sang-bok Shim Eun-jung	15–17, 1–15	Runner-up
1991	World Grand Prix Finals	Shon Jin-hwan	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	15–11, 7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1992	Singapore Open	Lee Sang-bok	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	3–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Hong Kong Open	Lee Sang-bok	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael	15–4, 15–11	Winner
1995	Swedish Open	Kim Dong-moon	Chen Xingdong Wang Xiaoyuan	13–18, 15–5, 9–15	Runner-up
1995	Malaysia Open	Kim Dong-moon	Tao Xiaoqiang Wang Xiaoyuan	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Kim Dong-moon	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	12–15, 15–9, 10–15	Runner-up
1995	U.S. Open	Kim Dong-moon	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–5, 10–15, 15–13	Winner
1995	Canada Open	Kim Dong-moon	Kang Kyung-jin Kim Mee-hyang	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1996	Japan Open	Kim Dong-moon	Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min	7–15, 1–15	Runner-up

External links

• Gil Young-ah at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Gil Young-ah at Olympedia (archive)
• Gil Young-ah at Olympics.com