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Gil Young-ah

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Gil Young-ah (Korean: 길영아; born April 11, 1970) is a South Korean former female badminton player. She was born in Ansan. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung. Four years later, at the Atlanta Olympics, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles together with Kim Dong-moon and the silver medal in the women's doubles together with Jang Hye-ock. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Gil Young-ah is the 4,074th most popular athlete (down from 3,105th in 2024), the 1,013th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 761st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Gil Young-ah ranks 1,024Before her are Murilo Rosa, Elfi Eder, Ömürbek Babanov, Dirk van der Ven, Barbara Albert, and Andrey Tikhonov. After her are Fofão, Anatoly Laryukov, Elien Meijer, Hideki Katsura, Miguel Ángel Benítez, and Robia LaMorte.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Gil Young-ah ranks 1,011 out of 1,128Before her are Kwak Si-yang (1987), Soyou (1992), Yoon Seung-ah (1983), and Chuu (1999). After her are Kim Young-kwang (1983), Ryu Hye-young (1991), Yun Young-sun (1988), Lee Sung-jin (1985), Hee Oh (1969), Soojin (1998), Lee Chang-hwan (1982), and Kim Hyo-jin (1984).

Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Gil Young-ah ranks 32Before her are Yun Young-sook (1971), Yun Sung-bin (1994), Hwang Kyung-seon (1986), An Baul (1994), Chang Hye-jin (1987), and Lee Dae-hoon (1992). After her are Lee Sung-jin (1985), Lee Chang-hwan (1982), Ku Bon-chan (1993), Lim Su-jeong (1986), Lee Bong-ju (1970), and Yoon Hye-young (1977).