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Gil Young-ah
South Korean badminton player
Gil Young-ah (Korean: 길영아; born April 11, 1970) is a South Korean former female badminton player.[1] She was born in Ansan.[citation needed]
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]