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Hwang Hye-young

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Hwang Hye-young, born on 16 July 1966, is a South Korean badminton player who won the gold medal in women's doubles together with Chung So-young at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She had earlier won the women's singles gold at the 1988 Olympics, when badminton was an exhibition sport, beating Han Aiping in three games by 1-11, 11-8, 11-6. Her record on the circuit includes 22 titles and 14 runner-up finishes on the IBF World Grand Prix, and four titles and one runner-up finish on the IBF International circuit, alongside entries in the World Championships, the World Cup, the Asian Games, the Asian Championships and the Asian Cup.

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1966 1
Gender
Female 2
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    born 16 July 1966
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    She won the gold medal in women's doubles together with Chung So-young at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
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    is a South Korean badminton player
  • Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Lead, 1992 Olympics
    She won the gold medal in women's doubles together with Chung So-young at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
  • Competed In: 1988 Summer Olympics, Lead, 1988 Olympics
    She was also the Gold medallist in the 1988 Olympics in Women's singles category
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