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Nationality | South Korean (since 2011) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Langfang, Hebei, China [2] | 28 October 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Left-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 10 (1 February 2022) [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 21 (20 February 2024) [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeon Ji-hee ( Korean: 전지희; Hanja: 田志希; RR: Jeon Ji-hui, born 28 October 1992), born Tian Minwei ( Chinese: 田旻炜), is a Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player. [2] [6]
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the fourth round by Yu Mengyu, and as part of the South Korean team in the women's team event. [7] [8]
In March, Jeon played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Contender event, she reached the quarter-finals, where she was upset by Miyuu Kihara. In the WTT Star Contender event, she reached the semi-finals where she lost to Mima Ito. It marked her fourth straight loss to Ito, whom she would meet again in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [9]
Jeon represented South Korea in the women's singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [10] Jeon reached the quarter-finals, where she lost 4–0 to Mima Ito. [11]
Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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2011 | ITTF Pro Tour Morocco Open | Sayaka Hirano | 4–3 | [12] |
2015 | ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open | Sayaka Hirano | 4–1 | [13] |
ITTF World Tour, Argentina Open | Yang Ha-eun | 4–0 | [14] | |
ITTF World Tour, Chile Open | Yoon Sun-ae | 4–0 | [15] | |
2024 | WTT Contender Doha | Shin Yu-bin | 4–3 | [16] |