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]
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1970 Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 길영아 |
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| Hanja | 吉永雅 |
| Revised Romanization | Gil Yeong-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kil Yŏng-a |
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
edit- ^ "Gil Young Ah". bwfmuseum.isida.pro. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Samsung Electro-mechanics Badminton Team Coaching Staff". Samsung Electro-mechanics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Gil Young-ah at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Gil Young-ah at Olympedia (archive)
- Gil Young-ah at Olympics.com
