Seo Yoon-hee

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.
Seo Yoon-hee
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 40)[1]
Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea[2]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessRight[1]
EventWomen's singles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Guangzhou Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Pretoria Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Taipei Girls' team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kyoto Girls' team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Taipei Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile
Seo Yoon-hee
Hangul
서윤희
Hanja
徐潤熙
Revised RomanizationSeo Yun-hui
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Yun-hŭi

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]

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

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa China Jiang Yanjiao 0–11, 11–8, 3–11 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2001 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan South Korea Jun Jae-youn 8–11, 11–8, 6–11 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The 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
2005 Chinese Taipei Open England Tracey Hallam 9–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Australian Open Japan Minatsu Mitani 22–20, 14–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Australian Open South Korea Kang Hae-won South Korea Kim Min-seo
South Korea Lee Kyung-won 		17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "선수데이터 > 국내선수 > 서윤희". Badmintonkorea.co.kr (in Korean). 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "서윤희(삼성전기) 2인자에서 1인자로 우뚝". Badminton Korea (in Korean). 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  3. ^ "네덜란드Jr.배드민턴-서윤희 여단 2위...기대주 부상" (in Korean). 전북도민일보. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "삼성전기 서윤희 선수". Badmintonkorea.co.kr (in Korean). 30 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ 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.")
  6. ^ "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.")
  7. ^ 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")