Jung Young-a explained

Jung Young-a
Birth Date:	20 July 1979
Birth Place:	South Korea
Playingstyle:	Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability Class:	5
Highest Rank:	2 (October 2017)^[1]
Current Rank:	4 (February 2020)
Height:	160cm^[2]
Weight:	54 kg^[3]
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Jung Young-a (born 20 July 1979^[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and two bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[5]

Career

She also competed in wheelchair curling, and represented South Korea at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.^[6]

Personal life

Her disability was caused by a fall during a mountain-climbing trip with friends in 2002.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jung Young A - ranking history . IPTTC.org . . 16 January 2020.
2. Web site: Jung Young A - profile . 16 January 2020 . IPTTC.org . ITTF Para Table Tennis.
3. Web site: Jung Young A . ipc.infostradasports.com . . 28 January 2020.
4. Web site: Entries by Event - Women's Team - Classes 4-5 (Table Tennis) - 2016 Summer Paralympics . Paralympic.org . . 16 January 2020.
5. Web site: Young A Jung . Paralympic.org . . 16 January 2020.
6. Web site: Young-a Jung . worldcurling.org . . 27 January 2020.
7. Web site: 2016 리우패럴림픽 서울시소속 대표선수 전원 메달획득 . Seoul Sports Association for the Disabled . 27 September 2016 . 16 January 2020.