Bang Soo-hyun

Bang Soo-hyun
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1972-09-13) 13 September 1972
Seoul, South Korea
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaWomen's singles
1992 BarcelonaWomen's singles
World Championships
1993 BirminghamWomen's singles
1995 LausanneWomen's singles
World Cup
1994 Ho Chi MinhWomen's singles
1992 GuangzhouWomen's singles
Sudirman Cup
1991 CopenhagenMixed team
1993 BirminghamMixed team
1995 LausanneMixed team
Uber Cup
1996 Hong KongWomen's team
1992 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaWomen's singles
1994 HiroshimaWomen's team
Asian Championships
1995 BeijingWomen's singles
Asian Cup
1995 QingdaoWomen's singles
1991 JakartaWomen's singles
BWF profile

Bang Soo-hyun (Korean: 방수현; Hanja: 方銖賢; born 13 September 1972) is a former badminton player from South Korea who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's Ye Zhaoying. Noted for a style that combined impressive power and movement, she retired from competition after her victory in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, shortly before her 24th birthday. She was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2019.