Chung So-young
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1967-02-20) 20 February 1967 (age 55)[1] Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Residence	Masan, South Korea[1]
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Event	Women's & mixed doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles World Championships 1987 Beijing Women's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles World Cup 1991 Macau Women's doubles 1988 Bangkok Women's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Women's doubles 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles 1990 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Uber Cup 1988 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1990 Nagoya–Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1986 Seoul Mixed doubles 1990 Beijing Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles 1986 Seoul Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's team Asian Championships 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1985 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Women's doubles 1994 Beijing Women's doubles 1996 Seoul Women's doubles
BWF profile

Chung So-young (Korean: 정소영; Hanja: 鄭素英; born 20 February 1967) is a former badminton player from South Korea. She was a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 in the women's doubles together with Hwang Hye-young, and was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2003.^[1]

Career

Chung started to representing South Korea in the international tournament in November 1984.^[2]

She won a bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships in the women's doubles with Kim Yun-ja.

Partnered with Gil Young-ah, the duo ranked as world number 1 in 1993.^[3]

Personal life

Chung graduated from Gunsan Girls' High School and later in Jeonbuk National University.^[2] She married Kim Bum-shik, also a former South Korean badminton player and now works as coach in Masan. Chung and Kim have three daughters, among them, their first child, Kim Hye-jeong, is a member of South Korea national team.^[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Hwang Hye-young	Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua	18–16, 12–15, 15–13	Gold

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Kim Yun-ja	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	15–12, 12–15, 4–15	Bronze
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Hwang Hye-young	Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua	7–15, 8–15	Bronze
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Gil Young-ah	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	7–15, 15–6, 11–15	Bronze

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Kim Yun-ja	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	3–15, 7–15	Silver
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Hwang Hye-young	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	2–15, 15–17	Silver
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hwang Hye-young			Bronze
1991	Macau Forum, Macau	Hwang Hye-young	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	15–3, 15–3	Gold
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Gil Young-ah	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	12–15, 9–15	Silver
1994	Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam	Gil Young-ah	Finarsih Lili Tampi	11–15, 12–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Kim Moon-soo	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	5–15, 9–15	Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Gil Young-ah	Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua	11–15, 4–15	Silver
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Gil Young-ah	Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung	9–15, 3–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Deuk-choon	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	10–15, 3–15	Silver
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Yoo Yong-sung	Kang Kyung-jin Jang Hye-ock	15–10, 15–12	Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hwang Hye-young	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	5–15, 4–15	Silver
1991	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hwang Hye-young	Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung	15–2, 13–18, 15–4	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lee Sang-bok	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	7–15, 4–15	Silver

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hwang Hye-young	Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori	15–13, 15–1	Gold
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Jang Hye-ock	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–9, 15–5	Gold
1996	Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea	Jang Hye-ock	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–7, 15–8	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Scandinavian Open	Chung Myung-hee	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	7–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1987	French Open	Kim Ho-ja	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–4, 9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1987	Hong Kong Open	Kim Yun-ja	Ivanna Lie Rosiana Tendean	18–14, 11–15, 15–2	Winner
1987	Canadian Open	Kim Ho-ja	Cho Young-suk Kim Jung-ja	15–7, 10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1988	Japan Open	Chung Myung-hee	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–2, 7–15, 15–6	Winner
1988	All England Open	Kim Yun-ja	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	15–8, 9–15 retired	Winner
1988	French Open	Kim Yun-ja	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	9–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1988	Canadian Open	Kim Yun-ja	Eline Coene Erica van Dijck	4–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1988	U.S. Open	Kim Yun-ja	Cho Young-suk Lee Myung-hee	17–14, 15–4	Winner
1988	Malaysia Open	Kim Yun-ja	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1989	Japan Open	Chung Myung-hee	Gillian Clark Julie Munday	4–15, 15–10, 3–15	Runner-up
1989	Swedish Open	Chung Myung-hee	Hwang Hye-young Lee Young-suk	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1989	All England Open	Chung Myung-hee	Sun Xiaoqing Zhou Lei	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1989	Malaysia Open	Hwang Hye-young	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	Thailand Open	Hwang Hye-young	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	15–5, 17–18, 9–15	Runner-up
1989	Hong Kong Open	Hwang Hye-young	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Thailand Open	Chung Myung-hee	Lai Caiqin Yao Fen	11–15, 15–10, 12–15	Runner-up
1990	Malaysia Open	Chung Myung-hee	Lai Caiqin Yao Fen	7–15, 15–9, 15–9	Winner
1990	Indonesia Open	Chung Myung-hee	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	17–15, 8–15, 15–3	Winner
1991	Korea Open	Hwang Hye-young	Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung	17–16, 17–14	Winner
1991	All England Open	Hwang Hye-young	Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Mori	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1991	Malaysia Open	Hwang Hye-young	Gillian Clark Nettie Nielsen	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1991	Indonesia Open	Gil Young-ah	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	18–14, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1991	Singapore Open	Chung Myung-hee	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	15–11, 15–3	Winner
1991	World Grand Prix Finals	Hwang Hye-young	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	18–15, 15–3	Winner
1992	Japan Open	Hwang Hye-young	Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1992	Korea Open	Hwang Hye-young	Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung	15–6, 15–7	Winner
1993	Japan Open	Gil Young-ah	Finarsih Lili Tampi	15–12, 15–5	Winner
1993	Korea Open	Gil Young-ah	Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	15–8, 15–5	Winner
1993	Swedish Open	Gil Young-ah	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1993	All England Open	Gil Young-ah	Lin Yanfen Yao Fen	5–15, 15–4, 15–7	Winner
1993	U.S. Open	Gil Young-ah	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1994	Japan Open	Gil Young-ah	Finarsih Lili Tampi	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1994	Korea Open	Gil Young-ah	Chen Ying Wu Yuhong	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1994	Swedish Open	Gil Young-ah	Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1994	All England Open	Gil Young-ah	Jang Hye-ock Shim Eun-jung	7–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner
1994	Indonesia Open	Gil Young-ah	Finarsih Lili Tampi	10–15, 15–9, 15–17	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	All England Open	Lee Deuk-choon	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1987	Canadian Open	Lee Deuk-choon	Andy Goode Gillian Gowers	15–3, 11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1988	Japan Open	Lee Deuk-choon	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	Walkover	Runner-up
1989	Japan Open	Lee Sang-bok	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1989	Swiss Open	Kim Moon-soo	Nick Ponting Cheryl Johnson	18–15, 15–4	Winner
1989	Malaysia Open	Park Joo-bong	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	15–7, 15–13	Winner
1989	Thailand Open	Park Joo-bong	Kim Moon-soo Hwang Hye-young	15–4, 15–2	Winner
1989	Hong Kong Open	Choi Sang-bum	Chan Chi Choi Amy Chan	15–12, 16–18, 15–2	Winner
1990	French Open	Kim Moon-soo	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1991	Malaysia Open	Lee Sang-bok	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1991	Thailand Open	Lee Sang-bok	Siripong Siripool Ladawan Mulasartsatorn	17–18, 15–4, 15–13	Winner
1996	U.S. Open	Kim Dong-moon	Chris Hunt Helene Kirkegaard	15–5, 15–7	Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	U.S. Open	Kim Ho-ja			Winner
1989	Hungarian International	Chung Myung-hee	Chun Sung-suk Lee Jung-mi		Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	U.S. Open	Lee Deuk-choon			Winner
1989	Hungarian International	Shon Jin-hwan	Sung Han-kuk Chung Myung-hee		Runner-up