Career
Noted for a style that combined impressive power and movement, she retired from competition after her victory in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, shortly before her 24th birthday. Summer Olympics = Barcelona 1992 Bang competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women"s singles. She had a bye in the first round, defeated Catrine Bengtsson of Sweden in the second and Hisuko Mizui of Japan in the third.
In quarterfinals Bang Soo-hyun edged Sarwendah Kusumawardhani of Indonesia 11-2, 3-11, 12-11 to advance to the semifinals.
In the final, she lost to Indonesia"s Susi Susanti 11-5, 5-11, 3-11 to finish with the silver medal. = Atlanta 1996 Bang also competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
World Championships Other championships Her other titles included the Welsh (1989), Hong Kong (1992), of Korea (1993, 1994, 1996), Swedish (1993, 1994), and Canadian (1995) Opens.
