Park Soo-yun (Korean:박•수연, born 27 November 1974) is a South Korean badminton player. She was part of the Korean Uber Cup runner-up squad in 1992.[1] Park won the Chinese Taipei Open with her partner, Yim Kyung-jin back in 1997.[2] She competed in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3]

Park Soo-yun
Personal information
Born (1974-11-27) 27 November 1974 (age 51)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventWomen and mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place1992 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1996 Hong KongWomen's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place1996 SurabayaWomen's doubles

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Pancasila Hall
Surabaya, Indonesia
South Korea Chung Jae-hee Indonesia Finarsih
Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
10–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Malaysia Open South Korea Gil Young-ah Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Magnusson
7–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 China Open South Korea Kim Mee-hyang China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
2–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Yim Kyung-jin Japan Haruko Matsuda
Japan Yoshiko Iwata
15–12, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Vietnam Open South Korea Lee Dong-soo Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
Indonesia Rosalina Riseu
5–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Lee Dong-soo Indonesia Sandiarto
Indonesia Finarsih
11–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Hungarian International South Korea Ra Kyung-min 11–0, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Hungarian International South Korea Kim Shin-young South Korea Choi Ma-ree
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
15–9, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Hungarian International South Korea Kim Young-gil South Korea Hwang Sun-ho
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
15–3, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. South Korea vs England
  2. "BWF Chinese Taipei Open 1997 (I)". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Tournament Software. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Park Su-Yeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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