Jang Hye-ock

Jang Hye-ock
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1977-02-09) 9 February 1977 (age 44) Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD with Gil Young-ah August 1995)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Women's badminton Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles World Championships 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles Asian Championships 1994 Shanghai Women's doubles 1994 Shanghai Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's doubles 1996 Seoul Women's doubles 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Jang Hye-ock (Korean: 장혜옥; Hanja: 張惠玉; born 9 February 1977) was a badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with Chungnam Provincial office team.^[1] She won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah. At 18 years, 3 months, and 19 days, she was the youngest player ever to win a World Championship title, in any discipline.^[2] The same year she won the 1995 All England Open Badminton Championships. She reached a career high as women's doubles world number 1 with Gil in August 1995.^[3] Jang competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and she won the silver medal in the women's doubles together with Gil Young-ah.

Career[]

Jang Hye-ock entered the national team in 1993, when she was in the second grade of Seongshim Girls' High School. Although, she has a small physique, Jang was excellent as play-maker, supporting with her power and spirit to compete. In February 1996, she undergo surgery for an enlarged rib and after recovered her injury, she competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, won a silver medal in the women's doubles with Gil Young-ah.^[4]

In 1998, after played two tournaments in Europe, she suffered a hip injury, and then she decided to left the national team and the international tournaments. After her retirement, she keep playing domestically for her local team and later for Jeonbuk Bank. She is now coaching in her alma mater, Seongshim Girls' High School. She did also coach the national junior team for about 3 years, back when Lee Yong-dae was on the team.^[2]

Achievements[]

Olympic Games[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	5–15, 5–15	Silver

World Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Gil Young-ah	Finarsih Lili Tampi	3–15, 15–11, 15–10	Gold

Asian Games[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Shim Eun-jung	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–9, 15–3	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Kang Kyung-jin	Yoo Yong-sung Chung So-young	10–15, 12–15	Silver

Asian Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Shim Eun-jung	Ge Fei Gu Jun	6–15, 8–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Yoo Yong-sung	Wang Xiaoyuan Liu Jianjun	6–15, 15–6, 5–15	Bronze

Asian Cup[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Chung So-young	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–9, 15–5	Gold
1995	Qingdao, China	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	7–15, 17–18	Silver
1996	Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea	Chung So-young	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–7, 15–8	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Yoo Yong-sung	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael	10–15, 16–18	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix[]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Swedish Open	Shim Eun-jung	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1994	All England Open	Shim Eun-jung	Chung So-young Gil Young-ah	15–7, 8–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1994	Hong Kong Open	Shim Eun-jung	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–11, 18–14	Winner
1994	China Open	Bang Soo-hyun	Ge Fei Gu Jun	8–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1995	Korea Open	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–13, 1–15, 15–11	Winner
1995	All England Open	Gil Young-ah	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1995	Malaysia Open	Gil Young-ah	Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	Singapore Open	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1995	U.S. Open	Gil Young-ah	Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1995	Canadian Open	Gil Young-ah	Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu	15–10, 15–4	Winner
1995	Hong Kong Open	Gil Young-ah	Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright	17–15, 15–5	Winner
1995	China Open	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	12–15, 15–10, 3–15	Runner-up
1995	Thailand Open	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	18–17, 15–6	Winner
1995	World Grand Prix Finals	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	7–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1996	Japan Open	Gil Young-ah	Ge Fei Gu Jun	15–5, 14–17, 15–10	Winner
1996	Korea Open	Gil Young-ah	Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young	11–15, 15–11, 15–4	Winner
1998	Swedish Open	Ra Kyung-min	Huang Nanyan	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1998	All England Open	Ra Kyung-min	Ge Fei Gu Jun	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	China Open	Yoo Yong-sung	Chen Xingdong Sun Man	15–12, 9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	Swedish Open	Yoo Yong-sung	Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel	15–9, 10–15, 18–17	Winner

References[]

External links[]

• Jang Hye-ock at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com