Yang Young-ja

Yang Young-ja
Personal information
Born (1964-07-06) 6 July 1964 (age 62)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
양영자
Hanja
梁英子
RRYang Yeongja
MRYang Yŏngja
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulDoubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 New DelhiDoubles
Silver medal – second place1983 TokyoSingles
Silver medal – second place1987 New DelhiSingles
Silver medal – second place1987 New DelhiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1985 GothenburgTeam
Bronze medal – third place1987 New DelhiMixed doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1986 SeoulTeam
Silver medal – second place1982 New DelhiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1982 New DelhiSingles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulSingles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulMixed Doubles

Yang Young-ja (Korean: 양영자; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea.

Table tennis career

She won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ↑ Yang Yeong-Ja. sports-reference.com
  5. ↑ Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Doubles. sports-reference.com