Bang Soo-hyun (

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: 방수현;

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: 方銖賢; born 13 September 1972) is a former

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player from

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who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of

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Susi Susanti Lucia Francisca "Susi" Susanti Haditono (; born 11 February 1971) is an Indonesia retired badminton player. Relatively small of stature, she combined quick and graceful movement with elegant shotmaking technique, and is regarded by many as one o ...

and

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Ye Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying (; born 7 May 1974) is a retired badminton player from Hangzhou, China. Officially ranked as the number one women's singles player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost and regained that ranking several times dur ...

and recorded wins over both in major badminton tournaments. Noted for a style that combined impressive power and movement, she retired from competition after her victory in the

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, shortly before her 24th birthday. She was elected to the World

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in 2019.

Career

Summer Olympics

;Barcelona 1992 Bang competed in

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in women's singles. She had a bye in the first round, defeated

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of Sweden in the second and Hisuko Mizui of Japan in the third. In quarterfinals Bang Soo-hyun edged Sarwendah Kusumawardhani of Indonesia 11–2, 3–11, 12–11 to advance to the semifinals. There, she beat the reigning world champion

Tang Jiuhong Tang Jiuhong (; born February 14, 1969) is a former Chinese badminton star who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Career She won the then biennial 1991 World Championship in 1991 and was a ...

of China 11–3, 11–2. In the final, she lost to Indonesia's

11–5, 5–11, 3–11 to finish with the silver medal. ;Atlanta 1996 Bang also competed in the

. She won the gold medal in women's singles without dropping a game in any match, defeating Susi Susanti in semifinals 11–9, 11–8, and

Mia Audina Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup (the women's world team champi ...

in the final, 11–6, 11–7.

World Championships

She won two medals in the

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, in

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a silver medal as runner-up to Susanti, and in

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a bronze medal.

Other championships

Bang won the quadrennial

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, and the prestigious

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over

in 1996, having been a runner-up in close matches in both 1992 and 1993. Her other titles included the

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(1989),

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(1992),

(1993, 1994, 1996),

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(1993, 1994), and

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(1995) Opens.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Women's singles''

World Championships

''Women's singles''

World Cup

''Women's singles''

Asian Games

''Women's singles''

Asian Championships

''Women's singles''

Asian Cup

''Women's singles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

IBF International

''Women's singles''

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang, Soo-hyun 1972 births Living people Badminton players from Seoul Onyang Bang clan South Korean female badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of South Korea Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women