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Yoon Ji-yu
Yoon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 24)
Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class3
Highest ranking2 (October 2019)
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C1–3
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Singles C3
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Doubles WD5
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Beijing Teams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Beijing Singles C1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Taichung Singles C3
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C3
In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

Yoon Ji-yu (Korean: 윤지유; RR: Yun Jiyu, born 28 December 2000) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, before her 16th birthday.

Personal life

She became paralyzed when she was 28 months old. Her paralysis was caused by spinal cord infarction. She has a twin sibling.

References

  1. ^ "IPTTF Profile - Yoon Jiyu". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. "Yoon Jiyu". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Yoon Jiyu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Sports Entries - Table Tennis – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. "Jiyu Yoon". Paralympic.org. 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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