Yang Young-ja
| File:Jung-Hwa and Young-Ja 1989 Paraguay stamp.jpg Jung-Hwa and Young-Ja (right) at the 1988 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 6, 1964 Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yang Young-Ja (Hangul: 양영자, Hanja: 梁英子; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea who won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships 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.[1][2]
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.
References
- ^ Yang Yeong-Ja. sports-reference.com
- ^ Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Doubles. sports-reference.com
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