Yoon Ji-yu
South Korean para table tennis player
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![]() Yoon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23) Yongin,[1] Gyeonggi, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (October 2019)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 3 (February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoon Ji-yu (Korean: 윤지유; RR: Yun Jiyu, born 28 December 2000[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[5] before her 16th birthday.
Personal life
She became paralyzed when she was 28 months old. Her paralysis was caused by spinal cord infarction.[6] She has a twin sibling.[7]
References
- ^ a b "IPTTF Profile - Yoon Jiyu". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Yoon Jiyu". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Yoon Jiyu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Sports Entries - Table Tennis – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Jiyu Yoon". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "2016 리우패럴림픽 서울시소속 대표선수 전원 메달획득". Seoul Sports Association for the Disabled (in Korean). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Kim Donghun (20 February 2019). "16살에 최연소 태극마크…"저 강심장이에요"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
External links
- Yoon Ji-yu at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Yoon Ji-yu at the International Paralympic Committee
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