Sung Ji-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Sung.

Sung Ji-hyun
성지현
成池鉉
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33)[1]
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)[1]
Years activesince 2009
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record384 wins, 207 losses
Highest ranking2 (16 March 2017)
Current ranking100 (18 October 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jakarta Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gimcheon Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile
Sung Ji-hyun
Hangul
성지현
Hanja
成池鉉
Revised RomanizationSeong Jihyeon
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Chihyŏn

Sung Ji-hyun (Korean: 성지현; Hanja: 成池鉉; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a World Championship bronze medalist. She was also part of South Korean teams that won the 2010 Uber Cup, 2017 Sudirman Cup, as well the team event at the 2013 and 2015 Summer Universiade.[1][2] She competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, and at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Sung is married to compatriot men's singles player, Son Wan-ho.[4] She coaches An Se-young.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "SUNG Jihyun - Biography". 2009 Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ "SUNG Ji Hyun". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ "SUNG Jihyun". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "손완호-성지현 12일 화촉…대를 이은 배드민턴 부부 최초 탄생". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ Agarwal, Madhav (17 January 2024). "Losing is important: Coach Sung Ji Hyun's message to An Se Young ahead of Olympics". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 14 March 2024.