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Gil Young-ah
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 (age 54)
Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 1990 Nagoya & Tokyo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qingdao Mixed doubles
Korean name
Hangul
길영아
Hanja
吉永雅
Revised RomanizationGil Yeong-a
McCune–ReischauerKil Yŏng-a

Gil Young-ah (Korean: 길영아; born April 11, 1970) is a South Korean former female badminton player.[1] She was born in Ansan.[citation needed]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gil Young Ah". bwfmuseum.isida.pro. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Samsung Electro-mechanics Badminton Team Coaching Staff". Samsung Electro-mechanics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Lee, Jun-seong (13 March 2011). "Samsung Electro-mechanics - Kwun Seung-taek hired as Head Coach, Gil Young-ah as women's team Head Coach". Segye Ilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ Kim, Jong-seok (28 October 2015). "Shuttlecock 'doubles queen' Head Coach Gil Young-ah first woman to lead a men's team". Donga Ilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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