Yim Kyung-jin

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Yim Kyung-jin
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1978-04-23) 23 April 1978 (age 46)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessLeft
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Busan Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Busan Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Silkeborg Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Yim Kyung-jin (Korean : 임경진; born 23 April 1978; also known as Yim Jae-eun) is a South Korean badminton player. [1] Yim was crowned as the women's doubles champion at the 2000 Asian Championships partnered with Lee Hyo-jung. [2] She and Lee also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. [3] [4]

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Achievements

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-soo Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
6–15, 8–15 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 Nimibutr Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jae-hee Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Yiyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Hetian
5–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze
2000 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung Flag of Indonesia.svg Etty Tantri
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
15–8, 15–13 Med 1.png Gold

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-soo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Ming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jin
15–11, 15–7 Med 1.png Gold

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jae-hee Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Wei
15–12, 10–15, 11–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of South Korea.svg Park Soo-yun Flag of Japan.svg Haruko Matsuda
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Iwata
15–12, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003 Thailand Open Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Tingting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yili
9–11, 11–5, 6–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 Hungarian International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Yeon-kyung
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim So-yeon
15–9, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Australian International Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jae-hee Flag of South Korea.svg Ra Kyung-min
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
16–17, 15–6, 3–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Norwegian International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Yeon-kyung
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim So-yeon
15–7, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Malaysia Satellite Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jae-hee Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Yeon-kyung
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kyung-won
11–2, 3–11, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Singapore International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Se-rang Flag of Indonesia.svg Jenna Gozali
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
21–19, 21–12Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999 Hungarian International Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yong-hyun Flag of South Korea.svg Yim Bang-eun
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyo-jung
5–15, 15–9, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Norwegian International Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yong-hyun Flag of Denmark.svg Ove Svejstrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Britta Andersen
9–15, 15–8, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Singapore International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-jin Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tse Ying Suet
13–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

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