GY
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Badminton player
A.K.A.
Gil Young Ah, Gir Yeong-A
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
11 April 1970(Ansan)
The details
Biography
Gil Young-ah (born April 11, 1970 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung.
Four years later, at the Atlanta Olympics, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles together with Kim Dong-moon and the silver medal in the women's doubles together with Jang Hye-ock.
Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and is currently serving as an assistant coach of the Samsung Electronics badminton team.