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Bang Soo-hyun

1972 - Today

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Bang Soo-hyun (Korean: 방수현; Hanja: 方銖賢; born 13 September 1972) is a former badminton player from South Korea who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's Ye Zhaoying. Noted for a style that combined impressive power and movement, she retired from competition after her victory in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, shortly before her 24th birthday. She was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Bang Soo-hyun is the 19th most popular badminton player (down from 11th in 2024), the 874th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Bang Soo-hyun ranks 19 out of 117. Before her are Prakash Padukone, Rexy Mainaky, Zhang Ning, Chen Long, Rashid Sidek, and Li Yongbo. After her are Razif Sidek, Jalani Sidek, Lee Yong-dae, Hendra Setiawan, Hwang Hye-young, and Camilla Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Bang Soo-hyun ranks 868. Before her are Isabel Fernández, Yiyun Li, Jocelyn Gourvennec, Jennifer Hale, Viorel Talapan, and Đovani Roso. After her are Naomi Shindō, Emerson, Tron, Iván Valenciano, Jesse Hughes, and Maria Stepanova.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Bang Soo-hyun ranks 874 out of 1,128. Before her are Jeong Eun-kyeong (1965), Kim Kee-hee (1989), Lee Joo-bin (1989), Jung In-sun (1991), Han Ye-ri (1984), and Yoon Kyun-sang (1987). After her are Hwang Chan-sung (1990), Baek A-yeon (1993), Kim Chang-soo (1985), Kim Shin-wook (1988), Shin Ye-eun (1998), and Jun Hyo-seong (1989).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In South Korea

Among badminton players born in South Korea, Bang Soo-hyun ranks 3. Before her are Park Joo-bong (1964), and Kim Moon-soo (1963). After her are Lee Yong-dae (1988), Hwang Hye-young (1966), Kim Dong-moon (1975), Ha Tae-kwon (1975), Jung Jae-sung (1982), Chung So-young (1967), Lee Dong-soo (1974), Lee Hyo-jung (1981), and An Se-young (2002).

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