Yang Young-Ja (Korean: 양영자; Hanja: 梁英子; RR: Yang Yeong-ja; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea.[1]
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| Born | 6 July 1964 Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
editShe won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships[2][3] and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa. She is also a two-time women's singles world champion runner-up in 1983 and 1987.[4][5]
She retired right after the 1988 Summer Olympics, and currently resides in Seoul working as a table tennis coach responsible for the junior team of South Korea.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ Yang Yeong-Ja. sports-reference.com
- ^ Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Doubles. sports-reference.com
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