Chung Myung-hee (Korean정명희; born 27 January 1964) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.

Chung Myung-hee
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1964-01-27) 27 January 1964 (age 60)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Beijing Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Jakarta Women doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Beijing Women doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Bandung & Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tokyo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Calcutta Women's doubles
Chung Myung-hee
Hangul
정명희
Hanja
鄭明熙
Revised RomanizationJeong Myeonghui
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Myŏnghŭi

Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion (four-time in women's doubles and five-time in mixed doubles), and won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Park Joo-bong. She also won a silver medal in the 1989 in women's doubles, with Hwang Hye-young, and a silver and a bronze medal at the 1987 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles and women's doubles respectively.

Chung was inducted to the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2003.

Major achievements

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Outcome Event Year Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
World Championships
2 WD 1989   Hwang Hye-young   Lin & Guan 1-15, 7-15
2 XD 1987   Lee Deuk-choon   Wang & Shi 8-15, 7-15
3 WD 1987   Hwang Hye-young
All England Open
1 WD 1990   Hwang Hye-young   Clark & Gowers 7-15, 15–4, 15-4
1 WD 1989   Chung So-young   Sun Xiaoqing & Zhou 15-7, 15-4
1 WD 1987   Hwang Hye-young   Lin & Guan 15-6, 8-15, 15-8
1 WD 1986   Hwang Hye-young   Kim Yun-ja & Yoo Sang-hee 15-5, 6-15, 15-8

Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea (exhibition)   Park Joo-bong   Shi Fangjing
  Wang Pengren
15-3, 15-7   Gold

World Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark   Park Joo-bong   Pernille Dupont
  Thomas Lund
15-5, 15–17, 15-9   Gold
1989 Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia   Park Joo-bong   Eddy Hartono
  Verawaty Fadjrin
15-9, 15-9   Gold

World Cup

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Guangzhou, China   Park Joo-bong   Kim Moon-soo
  Chung So-young
15-5, 15-9   Gold
1988 Bangkok, Thailand   Park Joo-bong   Shi Fangjing
  Wang Pengren
17-15, 13–18, 8-15   Silver

Asian Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Park Joo-bong   Eddy Hartono
  Verawaty Fadjrin
15-7, 7-15, 15-3   Gold
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea   Park Joo-bong   Lee Deuk-choon
  Chung So-young
15-10, 15-3   Gold

Asian Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Park Joo-bong   Lee Sang-bok
  Chung So-young
15-7, 15-4   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 All England Open   Park Joo-bong   Lee Deuk-choon
  Chung So-young
15-5, 15-5   Winner
1989 All England Open   Park Joo-bong   Jan-Eric Antonsson
  Maria Bengtsson
15-1, 15-9   Winner
1990 All England Open   Park Joo-bong   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Grete Mogensen
15–6, 15–3   Winner
1991 All England Open   Park Joo-bong   Pernille Dupont
  Thomas Lund
15-10, 10–15, 15-4   Winner

References

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