Yoon Ji-yu explained
| Yoon Ji-yu |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| Playingstyle: | Right-handed shakehand grip |
| Disability Class: | 3 |
| Highest Rank: | 2 (October 2019)[1] |
| Current Rank: | 3 (February 2020) |
| Height: | 165 cm[2] |
| Weight: | 65 kg[3] |
Yoon Ji-yu (born 28 December 2000[4]) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[5] before her 16th birthday.
Personal life
She became paralyzed when she was 28 months old. Her paralysis was caused by spinal cord infarction.[6] She has a twin sibling.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Yoon Jiyu Ranking history. ITTF. 16 January 2020.
- Web site: IPTTF Profile - Yoon Jiyu. 16 January 2020. International Para Table Tennis Federation.
- Web site: Yoon Jiyu. IPC.infostradasports.com . International Paralympic Committee. 2 February 2020. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106174901/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1456408&WinterGames=0. dead.
- Web site: Sports Entries - Table Tennis – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee. 16 January 2020.
- Web site: Jiyu Yoon. Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee. 16 January 2020.
- Web site: 2016 리우패럴림픽 서울시소속 대표선수 전원 메달획득. ko. Seoul Sports Association for the Disabled. 27 September 2016. 16 January 2020.
- Web site: 16살에 최연소 태극마크…"저 강심장이에요". The Hankyoreh. Kim Donghun. ko. 20 February 2019. 16 January 2020.
