Hwang Yu-mi (
Hangul
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: 황유미; born 18 March 1983) is a South Korean former
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player. She competed at the
2004
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Events January
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and
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Career
In 2003, she won the silver medal at the
Asian Championships
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List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports)
;Aquatics
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in the women's doubles event.
Hwang competed for South Korea in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex Goudi Olympic Complex is a sports complex in Athens, Greece. It held two of the sports venues used during the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Goudi Oly ...
in women's doubles with partner
Lee Hyo-jung. They had a bye in the first round and defeated
Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-hsing (; born 24 February 1982) is a Taiwanese former badminton player. She is now works as German national team coach.
Career
Cheng competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Chien Yu-chin. ...
and
Chien Yu Chin
Chien Yu-chin (; born 24 October 1982) is a Taiwanese former badminton player.
Summer Olympics
Chien competed for Chinese Taipei in the 2004 Olympics in the women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-hsing. They defeated Helen Nichol and Charmain ...
of
Chinese Taipei
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Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hwang and Lee lost to
Zhao Tingting
Zhao Tingting (; born 28 November 1982) is a Chinese badminton player from Nantong, Jiangsu.
Career
A doubles specialist, Zhao has often been a "utility player" on China's national team, winning international tournaments with a variety of compa ...
and
Wei Yili
Wei Yili (; born 24 June 1982) is a former badminton player from China.
Career
A women's doubles specialist, since 2001 Wei has competed on the world circuit in partnership with a variety of her fellow countrywomen, but most often with Zhang J ...
of
China
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8–15, 15–6, 15–13.
Achievements
Asian Games
''Women's doubles''
Asian Championships
''Women's doubles''
World Junior Championships
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Junior Championships
''Girls' doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels:
Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by
Badminton World Federation
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(BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
:
IBF/BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
...
tournament
:
BWF International Series
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tournament
:
BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
References
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1983 births
Living people
Badminton players from Seoul
South Korean female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for South Korea
Asian Games medalists in badminton
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games