Yang Young-ja
Korean table tennis player
Intro | Korean table tennis player | |
Places | South Korea | |
is | Athlete Table tennis player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 6 July 1964, Iksan | |
Age | 60 years |
Yang Young-Ja (Hangul: 양영자, Hanja: 梁英子; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea who won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa. She is also a two-time women's singles world champion runner-up in 1983 and 1987.
She retired right after the 1988 Summer Olympics, and currently resides in Seoul working as a table tennis coach responsible for the junior team of South Korea.