Bang Soo-hyun

Bang Soo-hyun (Hangul: 방수현, Hanja: 方銖賢, born September 13, 1972 in Seoul) is a former badminton player from South Korea who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's Ye Zhaoying and recorded wins over both in major badminton tournaments. Noted for a style that combined impressive power and movement, she retired from competition after her victory in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, shortly before her 24th birthday. She was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2019.[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Bang.
Bang Soo-Hyun
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1972-09-13) September 13, 1972
Seoul, South Korea
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Singles
1992 Barcelona Singles
World Championships
1993 Birmingham Singles
1995 LausanneSingles
World Cup
1994 Ho Chi Minh City Women's singles
1992 Guangzhou Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
1993 Birmingham Mixed team
1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Uber Cup
1996 Hong Kong Women's team
1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima Women's singles
1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Asian Championships
1995 Beijing Women's singles
Asian Cup
1995 Qingdao Women's singles
BWF profile

Career

Summer Olympics

Barcelona 1992

Bang competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles. She had a bye in the first round, defeated Catrine Bengtsson of Sweden in the second and Hisuko Mizui of Japan in the third. In quarterfinals Bang Soo-hyun edged Sarwendah Kusumawardhani of Indonesia 11-2, 3-11, 12-11 to advance to the semifinals. There, she beat the reigning world champion Tang Jiuhong of China 11-3, 11-2. In the final, she lost to Indonesia's Susi Susanti 11-5, 5-11, 3-11 to finish with the silver medal.

Atlanta 1996

Bang also competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won the gold medal in women's singles without dropping a game in any match, defeating Susi Susanti in semifinals 11-9, 11-8, and Mia Audina in the final, 11-6, 11-7.

World Championships

She won two medals in the IBF World Championships, in 1993 a silver medal as runner-up to Susanti, and in 1995 a bronze medal.

Other championships

Bang won the quadrennial Asian Games in 1994, and the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships over Ye Zhaoying in 1996, having been a runner-up in close matches in both 1992 and 1993. Her other titles included the Welsh (1989), Hong Kong (1992), South Korea (1993, 1994, 1996), Swedish (1993, 1994), and Canadian (1995) Opens.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Mia Audina 11–6, 11–7 Gold
1992 Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Susi Susanti 11–5, 5–11, 3–11 Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Han Jingna 6–11, 4–11 Bronze
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Susi Susanti 11–7, 9–11, 3–11 Silver

World Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Susi Susanti 9–12, 6–11 Silver
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Huang Hua 12–10, 9–11, 9–11 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Hisako Mizui 11–4, 11–6 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Beijing, China Yao Yan 11–5, 7–11, 3–11 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1992 Korea Open Tang Jiuhong 6–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1992 All England Open Tang Jiuhong 12–9, 10–12, 1–11 Runner-up
1992 Hongkong Open Susi Susanti 5–11, 11–6, 11–7 Winner
1992 Thailand Open Susi Susanti 7–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1993 Japan Open Ye Zhaoying 6–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1993 Korea Open Susi Susanti 12–9, 11–5 Winner
1993 Swedish Open Lee Heung-soon 11–2, 11–6 Winner
1993 All England Open Susi Susanti 11–4, 4–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1994 Korea Open Kim Ji-hyun 11–5, 11–5 Winner
1994 Swedish Open Kim Ji-hyun 6–11, 11–5, 11–3 Winner
1994 Indonesia Open Susi Susanti 11–2, 0–11, 1–11 Runner-up
1994 Hongkong Open Lim Xiaoqing 11–7, 11–6 Winner
1994 China Open Ye Zhaoying 11–8, 11–8 Winner
1995 Korea Open Susi Susanti 11–3, 7–11, 9–11 Runner-up
1995 Japan Open Susi Susanti 7–11, 11–12 Runner-up
1995 Malaysia Open Susi Susanti 1–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1995 Indonesia Open Susi Susanti 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1995 Singapore Open Lim Xiaoqing 7–11, 11–6, 8–11 Runner-up
1995 USA Open Ye Zhaoying 10–12, 11–3, 8–11 Runner-up
1995 Canada Open Ra Kyung-min 11–0, 11–7 Winner
1995 Hongkong Open Mia Audina 5–11, 11–4, 11–5 Winner
1996 All England Open Ye Zhaoying 11–1, 11–1 Winner
1996 Korea Open Yao Yan 11–3, 11–0 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 China Open Jang Hye-ock Ge Fei
Gu Jun		 8–15, 2–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1988 Welsh International Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

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References
  1. "Korea's singles queen to be named to Hall of Fame". Don Hearn. Badzine.net. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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