Yoon Ji-yu
Yoon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000
Yongin,[1] Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class3
Highest ranking2 (October 2019)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C1–3
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2017 BeijingSingles C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2019 TaichungSingles C3
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouSingles C3

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

  1. 1 2 "IPTTF Profile - Yoon Jiyu". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Yoon Jiyu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Yoon Jiyu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sports Entries - Table Tennis". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jiyu Yoon". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "2016 리우패럴림픽 서울시소속 대표선수 전원 메달획득". Seoul Sports Association for the Disabled (in Korean). 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Kim Donghun (20 February 2019). "16살에 최연소 태극마크…"저 강심장이에요"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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