Yang Young-ja

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In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Young-ja
Personal information
Born (1964-07-06) 6 July 1964 (age 59)
Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place
1987 New Delhi
 Doubles
Silver medal – second place
1983 Tokyo
 Singles
Silver medal – second place
1987 New Delhi
 Singles
Silver medal – second place
1987 New Delhi
 Team
Bronze medal – third place
1985 Gothenburg
 Team
Bronze medal – third place
1987 New Delhi
 Mixed doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Mixed Doubles

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]

Table tennis career

She won gold medals in women's doubles at the

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

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ISBN 0-316-72645-1
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  3. ISBN 0-85112-492-5
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  4. ^ Yang Yeong-Ja. sports-reference.com
  5. ^ Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Doubles. sports-reference.com


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