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Jang Hye-ock
Jang Hye-ock (; born 9 February 1977) is a badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with Chungnam Provincial office team. She won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah. At 18 years, 3 months, and 19 days, she was the youngest player ever to win a World Championship title, in any discipline. The same year she won the 1995 All England Open Badminton Championships. She reached a career high as women's doubles world number 1 with Gil in August 1995. Jang competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and she won the silver medal in the women's doubles together with Gil Young-ah. Career Jang Hye-ock entered the national team in 1993 when she was in the second grade of Seongshim Girls' High School. Although she has a small physique, Jang was excellent as a play-maker, supporting her power and spirit to compete. In February 1996, she undergo surgery for an enlarged rib and after recovered her injury, she competed at the 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The Asian Games
Badminton has been one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia. History Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with singles, doubles and team event for both men and women. The mixed doubles event was added in 1966 Asian Games. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974). Competition Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games, each game is of 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points. Editions Events Participating nations Winners Performance by nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1995 Yonex All England Open was the 85th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from 14 to 18 March 1995, in Birmingham, England. It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was US$125,000. Venue *National Indoor Arena Utilita Arena Birmingham (previously known as Arena Birmingham, The Barclaycard Arena, originally as the National Indoor Arena and still commonly called The NIA) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owne ... Final results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References External linksSmash: 1995 All England Open {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England Open All England International sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands March 1995 sports events in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Korea Association
Badminton Korea Association (BKA, 대한배드민턴협회; ''Daehan baedeuminteon hyeobhoe'') is the national sport governing body, governing body for the sport of badminton in South Korea. History Badminton was spread in Korea after National Liberation Day of Korea, Liberation Day and was not organized until the establishment of Badminton Korea Association in 1957. It later become an official sport in Korean National Sports Festival since 1962. In 2019, Yonex replaced Victor as Badminton Korea equipment partner for Badminton Korea Association. Presidents List of presidents that have served in the organization since 1957. Tournaments * Korea Open (badminton), Korea Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players and currently part of BWF World Tour. * Korea Masters, annual tournament held since 2007. * Korea DB badminton league References {{Sports governing bodies in South Korea National members of the Badminton World Federation Badminton in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Badminton Asian Cup
The 1995 Badminton Asian Cup was the third edition of Badminton Asian Cup. It was held in Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China from 14 to 18 June with total prize money of US$130,000. Chinese team won titles in all the doubles events while Indonesia and South Korea won the men's singles and women's singly title respectively. Medalists Medal table Results Semifinals Some of the entries are missing, you can help Wikipedia by adding the missing information with reliable source.World badminton, volume 23, no. 3, page 17, October-November 1995 Finals References {{Reflist Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the contin ... 1995 in badminton 1995 in Chinese sport International sports competitions hosted by China June 1995 sports events in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Badminton Asian Cup ...
The 1996 Badminton Asian Cup was the fourth edition of Badminton Asian Cup. It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 19 to 23 June with total prize money of US$130,000. Host South Korea dominated by winning all the doubles disciplines, while Singles titles were shared between China and Malaysia. Medalists Medal table Results Semifinals Finals Sources * References {{Reflist 1996 in badminton 1996 in South Korean sport International sports competitions hosted by South Korea Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Badminton Asian Cup
The 1994 Badminton Asian Cup was the second edition of Badminton Asian Cup. It was held in Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China from 14 to 18 June with total prize money of US$120,000. Chinese team won titles in both the singles events and mixed doubles while Indonesia and South Korea won the men's doubles and women's doubles title respectively. Medalists Medal table Results Semifinals The table below gives an overview of the semifinals results of 1994 Asian Cup. Finals References {{Reflist Sources * New Straits Times, 17 June 1994, p. 46 * New Straits Times, 19 June 1994, p. 25 Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the contin ... 1994 in badminton 1994 in Chinese sport International sports competitions hosted by China June 1994 sports events in Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asian Cup
The Badminton Asian Cup was an Asian continental championship in the five individual disciplines in badminton. It was held in 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1996. From 1997 a team competition called the Asia Cup followed. The Asian Cup Individual championship featured the best players in Asia with the aim of further strengthening and consolidating Asian development in the world badminton. This prestigious invitation event witnessed the best players in Asia to compete for the prize money of US$100,000, one of the richest purses in Asian badminton event. Venues Winners Performances by nation References {{Reflist *http://www.worldbadminton.com/results/9606_ciba.html Badminton tournaments in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Asian Badminton Championships
The 1994 Asian Badminton Championships was the 13th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China, from April 6 to April 10. Except the Men's singles discipline which was won by Malaysia; China won all the titles. Medalists Medal table Final results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles References {{Asian badminton champs Badminton Asia Championships Asian Badminton Championships Asia Championships Badminton Asia Championships Badminton Asia Championships The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 The year saw the C ... April 1994 sports events in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Championships
The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ... and is held annually since 1991 Asian Badminton Championships, 1991. The event had rotated between team and individual competitions before the team event became null since 1994 Asian Badminton Championships, 1994. At the 2003 Asian Badminton Championships, 2003 event however, there is a controversy when China decided to pull out from the tournament at the last minute. Head coach Li Yongbo said that the tournament did not award any ranking points for the Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 1994 Asian Games – Mixed Doubles ...
The badminton mixed doubles tournament at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima took place from 11 October to 15 October at Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium. The South Korea duo of Yoo Yong-sung and Chung So-young won the gold in this tournament after beating another Korean pair of Kang Kyung-jin and Jang Hye-ock in the final. Malaysia and Indonesia shared the bronze medal. Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results ReferencesResults External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 1994 Asian Games - Mixed doubles Mixed doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis, and badminton (where it is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
