Park Mi-young (table tennis) explained

Playingstyle:	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Hrank:	8 (February, 2010)^[1]
Birth Date:	17 November 1981^[2]
Birth Place:	Daegu, Republic of Korea
Weight:	55kg (121lb)

Park Mi-Young (pronounced as /ko/ or pronounced as /ko/; born November 17, 1981, in Daegu, Republic of Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player. 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]

Career records

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

• Olympics

round of 16 (2008, 2012).

• World Championships

round of 16 (2009).

• World Cup appearances: 2. Record: 5-8th (2009, 10).
• Pro Tour winner (2): Chile Open 2006; Japan Open 2009. Runner-up (1): Polish Open 2009.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: QF (2009).
• Asian Cup

7th (2006).

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).

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITTF world ranking . International Table Tennis Federation . 2010-08-09 .
2. Web site: ITTF players' profiles . International Table Tennis Federation . 2010-08-09 .
3. Web site: Olympic results . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102192449/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/park-mi-young-1.html . dead . 2012-11-02 . sports-reference.com/olympics/ . Sports Reference LLC . 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. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203025/http://www.ittf.com/Stories/pictures/qualified_players_london_m.pdf . 2016-03-04 . Players qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
6. Web site: London 2012 Singles women Results - Olympic table-tennis.
7. Web site: London 2012 team women Results - Olympic table-tennis.
8. Web site: ITTF Statistics . International Table Tennis Federation . 2010-11-09.