Jang Hye-ock

Jang Hye-ock
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1977-02-09) 9 February 1977 (age 47) Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD with Gil Young-ah August 1995)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Women's badminton Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Women's doubles World Championships 1995 Lausanne Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 1994 Jakarta Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's doubles 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles Asian Championships 1994 Shanghai Women's doubles 1994 Shanghai Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's doubles 1996 Seoul Women's doubles 1995 Qingdao Women's doubles 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Jang Hye-ock (Korean: 장혜옥; Hanja: 張惠玉; born 9 February 1977) is a badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with Chungnam Provincial office team.^[1] She won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah. At 18 years, 3 months, and 19 days, she was the youngest player ever to win a World Championship title, in any discipline.^[2] The same year she won the 1995 All England Open Badminton Championships. She reached a career high as women's doubles world number 1 with Gil in August 1995.^[3] Jang competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and she won the silver medal in the women's doubles together with Gil Young-ah.