Kim Yun-ja
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 김연자 |
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| Hanja | 金練子 |
| RR | Gim Yeonja |
| MR | Kim Yŏnja |
Kim Yun-ja (Korean: 김연자, born May 15, 1963) is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.
In 1989, Kim married Sung Han-kook, a fellow world-class player who later went on to become the national team head coach. Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun is also a badminton player.