Park Mi-young (table tennis)

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Park Mi-Young (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚ mi.jʌŋ] or [paŋ.mi.jʌŋ]; born November 17, 1981, in Daegu, Republic of Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player.[1] She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011.[4] She qualified directly for the 2012 Summer Olympics in May 2011.[5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the last 16 in the women's individual,[6] and placed fourth with the South Korean women's team.[7]

Nationality South Korea
Born (1981-11-17) 17 November 1981 (age 42)[1]
Daegu, Republic of Korea
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking8 (February, 2010)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Zagreb Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dortmund Team

Career records

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Singles (as of February 24, 2015)[8]

Women's doubles

  • World Championships: SF (2007, 09, 11).
  • Pro Tour winner (6): Swedish Open 2007; Brazil Open 2008; Korea, English Open 2009; Korea Open 2010, Spanish Open 2012. Runner-up (5): Brazil Open 2005; Japan, German Open 2007; Qatar Open 2008; Qatar Open 2010, Korea Open 2011.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 5. Record: runner-up (2007, 08).
  • Asian Games: QF (2006).
  • Asian Championships: runner-up (2009).

Mixed doubles

  • World Championships: QF (2007).

Team

  • Olympics: 3rd (2008).
  • World Championships: 3rd (2012).
  • World Team Cup: 2nd (2007); 3rd (2010).

References

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  1. ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  2. ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  3. ^ a b "Olympic results". sports-reference.com/olympics/. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  4. ^ http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Siniors=1&Player_ID=107160 World Ranking for Park Mi Young.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Players qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
  6. ^ "London 2012 Singles women Results - Olympic table-tennis".
  7. ^ "London 2012 team women Results - Olympic table-tennis".
  8. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-09.