Jeon Min-jae
Jeon Min-Jae (born 12 July 1977) is a Paralympian athlete from South Korea competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.[1]
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| Born | 12 July 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 146 cm (57 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jeonbuk Spike Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kim Sang-Hyeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeon first competed at a Paralympics in Beijing in 2008, where she entered both the 100m and 200m sprints, finishing 6th and 4th respectively. Four years later at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won silver in the 100m and 200m finals, finishing behind Russia's Elena Sviridova in both. As well as her Paralympic success Jeon has won medals at both World Championships and the Asian Para Games.[2]
Personal history
Jeon was born in South Korea in 1977. At the age of five she suffered from encephalitis, which resulted in her acquiring cerebral palsy.[2]
Notes
- "IPC World Championships: Lyon 2013 - Official Results Book" (pdf). paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "Jeon, Min-Jae". IPC. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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