Jeoung Young-sik (also Jeong or Jung, Korean: 정영식, born 20 January 1992) is a South Korean table tennis player.[3] He debuted internationally in 2010 and won a silver and a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Between 2010 and 2018 he won six bronze medals at the world championships. He reached the world ranking #7 in February 2017. His father Jeoung Hae-chul was also a competitive table tennis player.[2][1]
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| Nationality | Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Attack, shakehand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | Blade: Icecream Azx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 7 (February 2017)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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editJeoung completed his mandatory military service from mid-2019 to March of 2021.[4] He will be representing South Korea at the Tokyo Olympics in the team event as well as the men's singles event.[4]
Jeoung upset Timo Boll in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics,[5] where he lost to Fan Zhendong.[6]
Following the Olympics, Jeoung withdrew from the Korean National Team for the remainder of 2021, including the World Championships in November. The stated reason was to allow more opportunities for his younger teammates.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jeoung Young-sik Archived 2018-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- ^ a b JEOUNG Youngsik Archived 2021-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. ITTF
- ^ "Table Tennis: JEOUNG Youngsik". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b "WTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 4: Men's Singles Seeds 5 Through 8 - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 2021-02-18. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Olympic Table Tennis Men's Singles Brackets and Results". edgesandnets.com. 2021-07-24. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "The Olympic Table Tennis Singles Quarterfinals In Memes". edgesandnets.com. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jeoung Youngsik Withdraws From 2021 Korean National Team". edgesandnets.com. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
External links
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Media related to Jeoung Young-sik at Wikimedia Commons
- Jeoung Young-sik at World Table Tennis
- Jeoung Young-sik at Olympedia
- Jeoung Young-sik at Olympics.com
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