Gil Young-ah

Gil Young-ah (born April 11, 1970 in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.[1]

Gil Young-ah
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Mixed doubles 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles 1992 Barcelona Women's doubles World Championships 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles 1991 Copenhagen Women's doubles 1993 Birmingham Women's doubles World Cup 1993 New Delhi Women's doubles 1994 Ho Chi Minh Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 1990 Nagoya & Tokyo Women's team 1992 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1990 Beijing Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles 1990 Beijing Women's team Asian Championships 1991 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles Asian Cup 1991 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles 1995 Qingdao Mixed doubles

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.

Gil retired from badminton after the 1996 Olympics and became an assistant coach of the Samsung Electro-Mechanics badminton team.[2] In 2011, Gil became the first woman to be appointed head coach of a professional team in Korea. She was made Head Coach of the Samsung Electromechanics Women's Badminton Team.[3] When Kim Moon-soo vacated his post as head of the men's team in late 2015, Gil was made Head Coach of the combined team.[4]

Gil has two children who are active elite badminton players. Her son Kim Won-ho is on the national team and her daughter Kim Ah-young plays for an elite high school team in Gyeonggi-do.[3]