Jun Jae-Youn or Jeon Jae-Yeon (born 9 February 1983) is a South Korean badminton player. Born in Pocheon, Jun was part of the Korea National Sport University.[1] She was the champion at the 2004 Asian Championships in the women's singles event.[2] She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for South Korea, defeating Charmaine Reid of Canada in the first round but losing to Cheng Shao-chieh of Chinese Taipei in the round of 16.[3] At the 2005 Swiss Open, she was suffered a rupture of the knee cruciate ligament injury at the match against Xu Huaiwen of Germany in the quarter-finals round.[4] Jun also competed at the Olympic Games for the second time at the 2008 Beijing and reach in to the third round. She beat Kamila Augustyn and Chloe Magee in the first and two rounds, but was defeated by Zhang Ning in the straight games.[5]
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| Birth name | 전재연 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1983 Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current ranking | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 전재연 |
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| Hanja | 全在娟 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeon Jae-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Chae-yŏn |
Achievements edit
Asian Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Wang Chen
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11–9, 11–7 |  Gold
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Asian Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Seo Yoon-hee
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11–8, 8–11, 11–6 | Gold
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | German Open |  Wang Yihan
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25–23, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2007 | Macau Open | Xie Xingfang
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10–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2007 | U.S. Open | Lee Yun-hwa
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21–18, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2005 | Korea Open | Wang Chen
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11–7, 11–8 | Winner
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| 2004 | Korea Open | Zhang Ning
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6–11, 5–11 | Runner-up
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| 2004 | Thailand Open |  Yao Jie
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8–11, 11–2, 6–11 | Runner-up
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| 2001 | Hong Kong Open |  Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn
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4–7, 6–8, 0–7 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Canadian International | Lee Yun-hwa
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21–23, 21–16, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Cheers Asian Satellite | Bae Youn-joo
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21–8, 21–8 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "예로부터 동북지방 함경도 가는 길목…충신·열사의 고장" (in Korean). 경기일보. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Taufik juara perseorangan ABC" (in Malay). Utusan. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Badminton women's singles results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "[배드민턴] 전재연, 무릎 십인대 파열" (in Korean). 매경닷컴. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "[베이징 올림픽] 여자 배드민턴, 복식 4강" (in Korean). The Korea Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links edit
- Korean Olympic Committee Athlete Profile (in Korean)
- Jun Jae-youn at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Jun Jae-youn at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
