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Yim Kyung-jin
Personal information
Country South Korea
Born (1978-04-23) 23 April 1978 (age 46)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessLeft
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Jakarta Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Busan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Silkeborg Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Yim Kyung-jin (Korean: 임경진; born 23 April 1978; also known as Yim Jae-eun) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Yim was crowned as the women's doubles champion at the 2000 Asian Championships partnered with Lee Hyo-jung.[2] She and Lee also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[3][4]

Achievements

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2,
Bangkok, Thailand 		South Korea Lee Dong-soo South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		6–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Lee Hyo-jung Indonesia Etty Tantri
Indonesia Minarti Timur 		15–8, 15–13 Gold Gold
1998 Bangkok, Thailand South Korea Chung Jae-hee China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Hetian 		5–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Busan, South Korea South Korea Lee Dong-soo China Yang Ming
China Zhang Jin 		15–11, 15–7 Gold Gold

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
2003 Thailand Open South Korea Lee Hyo-jung China Zhao Tingting
China Wei Yili 		9–11, 11–5, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Park Soo-yun Japan Haruko Matsuda
Japan Yoshiko Iwata 		15–12, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore International South Korea Lee Se-rang Indonesia Jenna Gozali
Indonesia Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 		21–19, 21–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Malaysia Satellite South Korea Chung Jae-hee South Korea Jung Yeon-kyung
South Korea Lee Kyung-won 		11–2, 3–11, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Norwegian International South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Jung Yeon-kyung
South Korea Kim So-yeon 		15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Australian International South Korea Chung Jae-hee South Korea Ra Kyung-min
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung 		16–17, 15–6, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Hungarian International South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Jung Yeon-kyung
South Korea Kim So-yeon 		15–9, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore International South Korea Lee Jae-jin Hong Kong Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet 		13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Norwegian International South Korea Kim Yong-hyun Denmark Ove Svejstrup
Denmark Britta Andersen 		9–15, 15–8, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "Players: Yim Kyung Jin". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "女복식 임경진-이효정組 아시아배드민턴 정상에" (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kyung-Jin Yim". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic Women's Badminton". Getty Images. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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