Jung Young-a
South Korean para table tennis player
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![]() Jung at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1979-07-20) 20 July 1979 (age 45) South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (October 2017)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 4 (February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jung Young-a (Korean: 정영아; RR: Jeong Yeong-a, born 20 July 1979[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and two bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]
Her disability was caused by a fall during a mountain-climbing trip with friends in 2002.[6]
She also competed in wheelchair curling, and represented South Korea at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.[7]
References
- ^ "Jung Young A - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Jung Young A". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Jung Young A - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Entries by Event - Women's Team - Classes 4-5 (Table Tennis) - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Young A Jung". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "2016 리우패럴림픽 서울시소속 대표선수 전원 메달획득". Seoul Sports Association for the Disabled. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Young-a Jung". worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
External links
- Jung Young-a at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Jung Young-a at the International Paralympic Committee
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