Badminton

Kim So-Yeong

KOR

BIRTH DATE

July 9, 1992

HEIGHT

5' 8"

BIRTH PLACE

Daegu

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE

2020, 2024

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen celebrates after beating China's Chen Long to win their men's singles badminton final match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Previewing badminton at Paris Olympics: China looks to continue dominance

Greysia Polii(left) and Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia celebrate as they win against Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China during the Women’s Doubles Gold Medal match on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Indonesia claims badminton women's doubles gold in upset over China

South Korea's Kong Hee-yong and Kim So-yeong celebrate after winning their women's doubles badminton quarterfinal match against Japan.

South Korea outlasts Japan to score badminton women's doubles semifinal berth

Li Jun Hui of China.

Japan's badminton winning streak ends; China still unbeaten

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