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Yang Young-ja

Yang Young-ja
Personal information
Born (1964-07-06) 6 July 1964 (age 60)
Iksan, 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 (Korean양영자; Hanja梁英子; RRYang Yeong-ja; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea.[1]

Table tennis career

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She won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships[2][3] 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.[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

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References

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  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


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