Young Ah Gil
Character Introduction
Gil Yong-ah (Korean: 길영아, April 11, 1970), born in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, is a South Korean former female badminton player.
Gil Yeong-a won the women’s doubles bronze medal with Shim Eun-jung at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and four years later at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won the mixed doubles gold medal with Kim Dong-moon and the women’s doubles silver medal with Jang Hye-ok.
In 2009, she was inducted into the Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame.
Major Achievements
- 1992 Olympic Women’s Doubles 3rd place
- 1993 Sudirman Cup Champion
- 1994 Asian Games Women’s Team Champion, Women’s Doubles Runner-up
- 1995 World Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
- 1995 All England Women’s Doubles Champion
- 1996 Japan Open Women’s Doubles Champion
- 1996 Olympic Games Women’s Doubles Runner-up, Mixed Doubles Champion