Seo Yoon-hee (Korean: 서윤희; born 10 November 1984) is a badminton player from South Korea. She graduated from the SacredHeart Girl's High School, and later joined the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team.[3][4]
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1984[1] Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 서윤희 |
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| Hanja | 徐潤熙 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Yun-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Yun-hŭi |
Seo played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Korea, defeating Pi Hongyan of France in the first round[5][6] but losing to Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria in the round of 16.[7]
Achievements
editWorld Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa |  Jiang Yanjiao
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0–11, 11–8, 3–11 |  Silver
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Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Jun Jae-youn
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8–11, 11–8, 6–11 | Silver
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BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Tracey Hallam
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9–11, 7–11 |  Runner-up
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| 2010 | Australian Open |  Minatsu Mitani
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22–20, 14–21, 21–19 |  Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Australian Open | Kang Hae-won
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Kim Min-seo Lee Kyung-won
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17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
References
edit- ^ a b c "선수데이터 > 국내선수 > 서윤희". Badmintonkorea.co.kr (in Korean). 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
- ^ "서윤희(삼성전기) 2인자에서 1인자로 우뚝". Badminton Korea (in Korean). 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "네덜란드Jr.배드민턴-서윤희 여단 2위...기대주 부상" (in Korean). 전북도민일보. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "삼성전기 서윤희 선수". Badmintonkorea.co.kr (in Korean). 30 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Cheng Xiangfeng (June 27, 2008). "Overseas Chinese still main threats". China Daily. Retrieved June 7, 2010.("Pi played badminton for France at the 2004 Athens Olympics, losing to Seo Yoon-hee of South Korea in the round of 32.")
- ^ "China's Gong makes rivals sweat". Daily Times (Pakistan). August 15, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2010.("South Korea’s Seo Yoon-Hee provided the tournament’s first upset, defeating China-born French number eight seed Pi Hongyan in a gripping three-setter. Ranked 28th in the world, Seo showed plenty of guts and determination and will fancy her chances when she meets Petya Nedelcheva in the next round.")
- ^ Getty Images Photo ("Bulgaria's Petya Nedelcheva celebrates after beating South Korea's Seo Yoon Hee in the women's singles round of 16 of the Olympic Games badminton competition, at the Goudi Olympic Hall in Athens 15 August 2004. Nedelcheva beat Seo 7-11, 11-5, 11-8")
External links
edit- Seo Yoon-hee at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Seo Yoon-hee at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
