Kong Hee-yong

Kong Hee-yong (Korean: 공희용; born 11 December 1996) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2013, she won the mixed team gold at the BWF World Junior Championships. In 2014, Kong who was educated at the Daesung girls' high school competed at the Asian Junior Championships and won the silver medals in the mixed team and doubles event. She also play for the Jeonbuk Bank at the national event, and at the 2017 Japan Open, she became the runner-up in the women's doubles event partnered with Kim Ha-na. Together with Kim So-yeong, she was awarded as the 2019 BWF Most Improved Player of the Year.

Kong Hee-yong
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996
Daejeon, South Korea
ResidenceJincheon, South Korea
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD with Kim So-yeong 4 October 2022)
91 (XD with Chung Eui-seok 17 December 2015)
Current ranking6 (WD with Kim So-yeong 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
2021 Huelva Women's doubles
2023 Copenhagen Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
2022 Bangkok Women's team
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2020 Aarhus Women's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Asian Championships
2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
World Junior Championships
2013 BangkokMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2014 Taipei Mixed team
2014 Taipei Mixed doubles
BWF profile
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