Park Soo-yun

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Park Soo-yun
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NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1974-11-27) 27 November 1974 (age 44)
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SportBadminton

Park Soo-yun (born 27 November 1974) is a South Korean badminton player. She competed in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1]

Badminton racquet sport

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and "doubles". Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Park Su-Yeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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